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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, and some are in the "quadrant" format which the mint pioneered. This is actually a set of four separate one-ounce coloured silver coins, each with a fan shape, which come together into a round shape with a square hole in the middle in the manner of old "ban liang" Chinese coins. Given that these are distributed together and are not supposed to be separated, they are described together on this page. The mint says about it: The coloured artistry of each coin in this set come together to create a seamlessly blended image. The top coin depicts Ao Shun, the Black Dragon, on top of a mountain; the right-hand coin depicts Ao Guang, the Azure Dragon, near a rocky waterfall; the bottom coin depicts Ao Qin, the Red Dragon, splashing in a river; the left-hand coin depicts Ao Run, the White Dragon, with forked lightning in the sky. | ||||||
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Year of the Dragon 2024 coins issued by the Perth Mint include:
- Australia, Platinum Ounce Bullion ($100), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Ten Ounces Bullion ($1,000), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Two Ounces Bullion ($200), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Two Ounces ($200) with Mother of Pearl, Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Ounce Bullion ($100), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Ounce High Relief Proof ($100), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Half Ounce Bullion ($50), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Quarter Ounce Bullion ($25), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Tenth-Ounce Bullion ($15), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Gold Twentieth-Ounce Bullion ($5), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Ten Kilos Bullion ($30), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Kilo Bullion ($30), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Five Ounces Bullion ($8), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Five Ounces High Relief Proof ($8), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces Bullion ($2), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces Antique ($2), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces ($2) with Mother of Pearl, Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Bullion ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce High Relief Proof ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Yellow Dragon (Melbourne Money Expo Special) 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Blue Dragon (Perth Stamp and Coin Show Special) 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), White Dragon (Brisbane Money Expo Special) 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Green Dragon (Perth Money Expo Special) 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Gold Dragon (Chicago World’s Fair of Money Special) 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Purple Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Lilac Dragon (Sydney Money Expo Special) 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce Coloured ($1), Red Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Ounce ($1) with Opal, Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Bullion (50 Cents), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Yellow Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Blue Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), White Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Green Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Gold Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Purple Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Lilac Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 Cents), Red Dragon 2024
- Australia, Silver Quarter Ounce (25 Cents), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia, $1 AlBr, Year of the Dragon 2024
- Tuvalu, Gold Fifth-Ounce, Year of the Dragon 2024 - Prosperity
- Tuvalu, Gold Fifth-Ounce, Year of the Dragon 2024 - Longevity
- Tuvalu, Gold Fifth-Ounce, Year of the Dragon 2024 - Success
- Tuvalu, Silver Ounce Antique ($1) with Rotating Charm, Year of the Dragon 2024
- Tuvalu, Silver Coloured Quadrant (x4 one-ounce coins), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Tuvalu, Silver Half Ounce Coloured (50 cents), Baby Dragon
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Bar (not legal tender), Lunar Dragon
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Bar (not legal tender), Lunar Dragon
1 oz silver coins issued by various countries and mints for the 2024 Year of the Dragon:
- Ascension Island (Commonwealth Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion (£1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver High Relief Proof ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Yellow Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Blue Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), White Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Green Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Gold Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Purple Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Lilac Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Coloured ($1), Red Dragon 2024
- Australia (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof with Opal ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia (Royal Australian Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Australia (Royal Australian Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof Domed ($5), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Bhutan (Singapore Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion (200 Ngultrum), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Bhutan (Singapore Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (500 Ngultrum), Year of the Dragon 2024
- France (Paris Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof (€20), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Niue (NZ Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion ($2), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Niue (NZ Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof Gilded ($2), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Niue (PAMP), 1 oz Silver Proof ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Pitcairn Islands (Tower Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion ($1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Pitcairn Islands (Tower Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof ($5), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Rwanda (B.H.Mayer), 1 oz Silver Bullion (50 Rwandan Francs), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Samoa (Scottsdale Mint), 1 oz Silver Bullion (2 Tala), Year of the Dragon 2024
- Tokelau (B.H.Mayer), 1 oz Silver Proof (5 Tokelau Dollars), Year of the Dragon - Mirror Dragon 2024
- Tuvalu (Perth Mint), 1 oz Silver Antique ($1) with Rotating Charm, Year of the Dragon 2024
- Tuvalu (Perth Mint), 4x 1 oz Silver Quadrant (4x $1), Year of the Dragon 2024
- United Kingdom (Royal Mint), 1 oz Silver Proof (£2), Year of the Dragon 2024
- (not legal tender), APMEX, 1 oz Silver Round, Year of the Dragon 2024
- (not legal tender), APMEX, 1 oz Silver Bar, Year of the Dragon 2024
- (not legal tender), Asahi, 1 oz Silver Round, Year of the Dragon 2024
- (not legal tender), PAMP Suisse, 1 oz Silver Bar, Legend of the Azure Dragon 2024
- (not legal tender), Perth Mint, 1 oz Silver Bar, Lunar Dragon 2024
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Royal Mint |
Country | Tuvalu |
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Currency | Tuvaluan Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Ounce x4 Quadrant |
Issued | 2024 |
Monarch | King Charles III |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 1 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 1,500 |
Mintage Limit | 1,500 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9999 Silver |
Designer | Jennifer McKenna |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | 4x fan shapes |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 31.6 - 52.28 mm |
Thickness | 3.500 mm |
Mass | 31.1070 g |
OCC ID | NXYD-ENZC-MWAW-EVRB |