The Tuvaluan Dollar is the currency of Tuvalu - a small nation in the Pacific Ocean. Tuvalu has never had banknotes of its own, and has been issuing coins since 1976; these circulate together with coins of the Australian Dollar, which is also legal tender in the country, and to which the Tuvaluan Dollar is pegged.
The Australian Perth Mint issues a large variety of non-circulating legal tender coins under the authority of Tuvalu. Some of these are in the silver five-ounce format (abbreviated as 5 oz). Strictly speaking, they are not bullion as they are priced at a premium and are targeted at collectors who appreciate them for their artistic merit and collectable value and not just for their precious metal content.
This coin features the twelve Signs of the Zodiac.
The mint says about it:
The idea that an individual’s character and fate are linked to the arrangement of the Sun and planets at the time of their birth lies at the heart of Western astrology. The familiar face of the ancient practice is represented by the 12 signs of the zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. |
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The coin’s reverse is coloured and portrays at centre a sun and Moon motif, surrounded by twelve sectors, each with the outline of a constellation, the name of the sign, and its astrological symbol. From the top clockwise: PISCES ♓︎, ARIES ♈︎, TAURUS ♉︎, GEMINI ♊︎, CANCER ♋︎, LEO ♌︎, VIRGO ♍︎, LIBRA ♎︎, SCORPIO ♏︎, SAGITTARIUS ♐︎, CAPRICORN ♑︎, and AQUARIUS ♒︎.
There is no mint mark. |
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