Silver Five Ounces 2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information

Silver Five Ounces 2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions, Coin from Tuvalu
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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 is part of a series dedicated to Chinese culture, and features some Ancient Chinese Inventions.

The mint says about it:
Ancient China advanced humanity with innumerable inventions, from paper making to rockets. Driven by imaginative and original thinking, its innovative problem solving changed the world in many ways. For example:
- China was one of the first builders of ocean-going ships for trade, exploration and military use.
- Kites were invented in China more than 2,000 years ago for use in military applications.
- In their quest for an elixir offering immortality, ninth century Chinese alchemists instead discovered gunpowder.
- The first seismograph for detecting distant earthquakes was created by brilliant polymath Zhang Heng in 132 AD.
- Known as a "south-governor", a precursor of the compass was used by Chinese geomancers some 2,500 years ago.

MintPerth Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 388
Obverse
Tuvalu / Silver Five Ounces 2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the bare (uncrowned) head of King Charles III facing left.

In small letters below, the artist's initials: JC (for Jody Clark).

Around, the monarch's legend, the face value and the date of issue: KING CHARLES III TUVALU 5oz 9999 Ag 2024 5 DOLLARS.

The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content: five troy ounces of 99.99% silver (Ag is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver).

Obverse Inscription KING CHARLES III TUVALU 5oz 9999 Ag 2024 5 DOLLARS
Reverse
Tuvalu / Silver Five Ounces 2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions - reverse photo

Laid out like an ancient "ban liang" coin, the design features coloured illustrative scenes accompanied by the inscriptions SHIPBUILDING, KITE FLYING, SEISMOGRAPH, and GUNPOWDER. within the central square, the design features a three-dimensional representation of a spoon-shaped lodestone on a plate engraved with Chinese symbols, with the inscription COMPASS.

The design is rimless (extends to the edge of the coin without a surrounding rim).

In small letters below left, the designer's initials NM, for Natasha Muhl.

Reverse Inscription SHIPBUILDING KITE FLYING SEISMOGRAPH GUNPOWDER COMPASS
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Silver content (troy oz): 5.000
Finish: antique, coloured.
Packaging: accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, the coin is housed in a black presentation case which comes in an illustrated shipper.
Perth Mint SKU: 24U37AAA.
Release date: December 2024.
Release price: AU$ 725.00.

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Silver Five Ounces 2024 Ancient Chinese Inventions: Details
CountryTuvalu
CurrencyTuvaluan Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Five Ounces (5 oz)
Issued2024
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyKing Charles III - Portrait by Jody Clark
Face Value5 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage388
Mintage Limit388
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Silver
DesignerNatasha Muhl
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size55.9000 mm
Thickness8.500 mm
Mass155.5330 g
OCC IDMXKD-OKQC-QYLK-OWQJ
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