Silver Ounce 2018 Marvel - Iron Man, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information

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 the Marvel Coin Series - silver bullion coins depicting characters from Marvel comics, and features Iron Man.

The mint says about it:
During a violent kidnapping at the hands of terrorists intent on forcing him to build a bomb, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark suffered a near fatal chest wound. Instead of the weapon his captors had in mind, Stark constructed a sophisticated metal suit that both stabilised his injury and allowed him to escape. Upon returning home, he vowed to use his resources and intellect to protect the world as the armoured hero - Iron Man!