| Coin | Silver Ounce 2015 Star Trek - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D |
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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 ounce format (abbreviated as 1 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 Perth Mint series of coloured one-ounce silver coins depicting Star Trek characters, and features the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
6,500
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse 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 and the date: QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR TUVALU 2015.
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse of the coins shows the colour image of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D flying through space as it appeared in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Above the spaceship, the inscription STAR TREK TM, above which in smaller letters the precious metal content 1 OZ 999 SILVER (one ounce of 99.9% silver).
Above right, the copyright and trademark acknowledgement: TM & © 2014 CBS. ARR. Around below, the name of the series THE NEXT GENERATION, below which the name of the ship: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D.
The Perth Mint's P mint mark is below right. The face value and date of issue are on the obverse. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1 OZ 999 SILVER STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured.
Packaging: in presentation box with illustrated outer shipper, and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity (5,000 coins), or in two-coin set (1,500 coins). |
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