Silver Ounce 2025 Deadly and Dangerous - Tiger Snake, 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 Deadly and Dangerous series featuring native Australian animals, and shows the Australian Tiger Snake.

Struck by Australia’s precious metal specialists, the Perth Mint, this landmark release forms a dramatic tribute to one of Australia’s most deadly inhabitants - the notorious Tiger Snake. Recognised by its distinctive yellow & black banding, the Tiger Snake is large and extremely venomous. Indeed, approximately 50% of those suffering an untreated Tiger Snake bite die as a result, and, in terms of snakebite deaths in Australia, this lethal serpent is second only to the Brown Snake.