Silver Ounce 2024 Aretha Franklin, 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.

Struck from 1oz of 99.99% pure silver, this coin celebrates Aretha Franklin, the singer who became a global superstar and powerful cultural influence.

The mint says about it:
Aretha Franklin is considered by many to be the greatest singer of all time. With a career spanning nearly six decades, during which she recorded 112 singles that charted in the US, her unmistakable sound earned her the iconic epithet, the ‘Queen of Soul’. In 1967, a pivotal year of protest, she recorded Otis Redding’s Respect, injecting it with new life and urgency that was perfectly in tune with the public mood. As her signature track, it remains an anthem for female empowerment.