| Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 Year of the Rabbit Rotating Charm |
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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 series dedicated to the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rabbit 2023.
The Mint says about it:
A delightful numismatic celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, this highly original antiqued silver coin features a novel rotating charm in the form of the fourth animal in the lunar zodiac. Intelligent, creative, and caring, the lunar rabbit is said to bestow many positive characteristics on people born during its years of influence - including 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage | 3,000 |
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| Obverse | |
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At the centre of the coin is a circular rotating silver bead insert representing a rabbit, plated with 18ct gold.
Above, a small effigy of Queen Elizabeth II - her Fourth Portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, below which in tiny letters the designer's initials IRB.
Around the rim, the monarch's legend, the face value of the coin and the date of issue: QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 1 DOLLAR TUVALU 2023 ·. |
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At the centre of the coin is a circular rotating silver bead insert representing a rabbit, plated with 18ct gold. The charm is surrounded by artistic portrayals of rabbits with floral decorations, among flowers.
The Perth Mint's P mint mark is above left. The designer's initials NM (for Natasha Muhl) are below right, near the rim.
Around above left, the precious metal content: 1oz 9999 SILVER. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1oz 9999 SILVER |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Silver content (Troy oz): 1.000
Finish: antique, with rotating bead insert plated with 18ct gold.
Packaging: in a classic black display case with a clear lid that comes in an illustrated shipper, accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Perth Mint SKU: 23M77AAA
Date of issue: January 2023.
Issue price: AU$ 165.00
The Year of the Rabbit series had been announced earlier, but its release was delayed until 27 September 2022 due to a period of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II; her effigy is on the coins even though they were issued when King Charles III was already on the throne. |
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| See also |
Year of the Rabbit 2023 coins issued by the Perth Mint include:
- Australia, Platinum Ounce Bullion ($100), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Ten Ounces Bullion ($1,000), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Two Ounces Bullion ($200), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Ounce Bullion ($100) with proof version, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Ounce Proof High Relief ($100), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Half Ounce Bullion ($50), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Quarter Ounce Bullion ($25) with proof version, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Tenth-Ounce Bullion ($15) with proof version, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Gold Twentieth-Ounce Bullion ($5), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Ten Kilos Bullion ($300), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Kilo Bullion ($30), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Five Ounces Bullion ($8), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Five Ounces Proof High Relief ($8), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces Bullion ($2) with proof and coloured versions, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces Antique ($2), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Ounce Bullion ($1) with proof and coloured proof versions, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Ounce Proof High Relief ($1), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Ounce ($1) with Opal, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Bullion (50 Cents) with proof version, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Silver Quarter Ounce Coloured (25 Cents), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Australia, Aluminium Bronze $1 in Year of the Rabbit 2023 PNC
- Tuvalu, Gold Fifth-Ounce, Year of the Rabbit 2023 - Prosperity
- Tuvalu, Gold Fifth-Ounce, Year of the Rabbit 2023 - Longevity
- Tuvalu, Gold Fifth-Ounce, Year of the Rabbit 2023 - Success
- Tuvalu, Silver Coloured Quadrant (x4 one-ounce coins), Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Tuvalu, Silver Ounce Antique ($1) with Rotating Charm, Year of the Rabbit 2023
- Tuvalu, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 cents), Baby Rabbit
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