Silver Half Ounce 2013 Year of the Snake - Baby Snake, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information
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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 half ounce silver format (abbreviated as 1/2 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 coloured silver coin is part of a range of coins issued by the Perth Mint to mark the Chinese 2013 Year of the Snake (10 February 2013 - 30 January 2014), and is meant as a Baby Keepsake. The mint says about it: | ||||||
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Lunar baby animal coloured coins issued for Tuvalu include:
- 1/2 Silver Coloured Proof, Baby Snake 2013
- $1 Aluminium Bronze, Year of The Snake - Baby Keepsake, 2013
- 1/2 Silver Coloured Proof, Baby Pig 2019
- 1/2 Silver Coloured Proof, Baby Mouse 2020
- 1/2 Silver Coloured Proof, Baby Ox 2021
- 1/2 Silver Coloured Proof, Baby Tiger 2022
- 1/2 Silver Coloured Proof, Baby Rabbit 2023
Year of the Snake 2013 (Lunar Series II) coins issued by the Perth Mint include:
- 10 kg Gold Bullion ($30,000), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 kg Gold Bullion ($3,000), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 10 oz Gold Bullion ($1,000), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 2 oz Gold Bullion ($200), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Gold Bullion with proof and coloured versions ($100), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Gold Proof High Relief ($100), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion ($50), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion with proof and coloured versions ($25), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion with proof and coloured versions ($15), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/20 oz Gold Bullion ($5), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 10 kg Silver Bullion ($300), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 kg Silver Bullion ($30), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 10 oz Silver Bullion ($10), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 5 oz Silver Bullion with proof, coloured and gilded versions ($8), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 2 oz Silver Bullion with coloured and proof versions ($2), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Bullion with proof, coloured and gilded versions ($1), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof High Relief ($1), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Bullion ($1), Australian Kookaburra with snake privy mark, Australia 2013
- 1/2 oz Silver Bullion with coloured and proof versions (50 Cents), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- $1 Aluminium Bronze, Year of The Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Blue, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Yellow, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Red, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Green, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Year of The Snake - Success, Tuvalu 2013
- 1/2 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Year of The Snake - Baby Keepsake, Tuvalu 2013
- $1 Aluminium Bronze, Year of The Snake - Baby Keepsake, Tuvalu 2013
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| Country | Tuvalu |
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| Currency | Tuvaluan Dollar |
| Coin Type | Silver Half Ounce (1/2 oz) |
| Issued | 2013 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 50 (x Cent) |
| Total Mintage | 7,500 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.999 Silver |
| Designer | Ing Ing Jong |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 36.6000 mm |
| Thickness | 2.300 mm |
| Mass | 15.5910 g |
| OCC ID | NXYD-ENZC-PJVW-EVRB |
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Half Ounce 2013 Year of the Snake
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Half Ounce 2013 Year of the Snake
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Tuvalu KM# 303 |