Silver Ounce 2019 The Simpsons - Bart Simpson, 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 a long-running series by the Perth Mint featuring characters from The Simpsons cartoons, and shows Bart Simpson.

The Mint says about it:
The Simpsons has been a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon for 30 years, winning several accolades including 33 Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, a 2017 People’s Choice Award and a Peabody Award. The show was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for the theatrical short The Longest Daycare. The Simpsons Movie was a hit feature film, the mega-attraction The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios has undergone a historic expansions with the addition of "Springfield", and the show was honoured with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000.