Silver Ounce 2015 Reptiles - Blue Tongue Lizard, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1 OZ 999 SILVER 2015 TUVALU 1 DOLLAR.

The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content, meaning one troy ounce of 99.9% silver.

The coin’s reverse portrays a coloured Blue Tongue Lizard displaying its tongue, bordered by a montage of exotic reptile skin patterns.

On two lines below, the inscription BLUE TONGUE LIZARD.

The precious metal content, face value and date of issue are on the obverse. There is no mint mark.

Silver content (Troy oz): 1.000
Finish: proof, coloured.
Packaging: in wooden presentation case and custom designed shipper, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Perth Mint Item ID: 15X63AAA
Issue price: AU$ 99.00, US$ 70.82

Struck by The Perth Mint on behalf of Downies from 99.9% silver in proof quality.

Coins featuring Australian Wildlife produced by Downies (ordered by design / metal / year):
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Tiger, Niue 2011
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Tiger, Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Niue 2012
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Tuvalu 2012
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Devil, Niue 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Devil, Tuvalu 2013
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Frilled Neck Lizard, Niue 2014
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Frilled Neck Lizard, Tuvalu 2013
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green Turtle, Niue 2014
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green Turtle, Tuvalu 2014
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Thorny Devil Lizard, Niue 2015
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Thorny Devil Lizard, Tuvalu 2014
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Mahogany Glider, Niue 2015
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Mahogany Glider, Tuvalu 2015
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Blue Tongue Lizard, Niue 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Blue Tongue Lizard, Tuvalu 2015
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Southern Cassowary, Niue 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Southern Cassowary, Tuvalu 2016
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Australian Goanna, Niue 2017
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Australian Goanna, Tuvalu 2016
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green and Golden Bell Frog, Niue 2017
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green and Golden Bell Frog, Tuvalu 2017
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Saltwater Crocodile, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Saltwater Crocodile, Tuvalu 2017
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Powerful Owl, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Powerful Owl, Tuvalu 2018
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Green Tree Python, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Green Tree Python, Tuvalu 2018
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Platypus, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Platypus, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Red Kangaroo, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Red Kangaroo, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Wedge Tailed Eagle, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Tasmanian Devil, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Tasmanian Devil, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Frilled Neck Lizard, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Frilled Neck Lizard, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Snake-Neck Turtle, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Echidna, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Echidna, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Gold Proof (with pearl insert), Great Barrier Reef, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver Proof (with pearl insert), Great Barrier Reef, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Wombat, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Wombat, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Dingo, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Dingo, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Kangaroo, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Kangaroo, Niue 2021
- 5 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Parrots of Australia, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Leadbeater's Possum, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Leadbeater's Possum, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Barn Owl, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Barn Owl, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Koala, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Koala, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Platypus, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Platypus, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Honey Bee, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof (selective gold plating), Honey Bee, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Great Australian Desert, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (selective gold plating), Great Australian Desert, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Flying Fox, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Flying Fox, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Azure Kingfisher, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Azure Kingfisher, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Funnel-Web Spider, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Eastern Rosella, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Black Swan, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Rainbow Lorikeet, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Peacock, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof (selective gold plating), Peacock, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Rock Wallaby, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Rock Wallaby, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Fairy Penguin, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Fairy Penguin, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Cute and Cuddly - Baby Dingo, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Cute and Cuddly - Baby Dingo, Niue 2024