Silver Two Ounces 2015 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 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 two-ounce format (abbreviated as 2 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 2oz silver antiqued coin marks the 150th Anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The Mint says about it:
The Perth Mint is pleased to present the 150th Anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland coin, celebrating the first publication of the Lewis Carroll classic. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland follows the adventures of Alice, a young girl whose curiosity is sparked when she sees a talking White Rabbit wearing a waistcoat, and carrying a pocket watch, run past her as she is sitting with her sister on the riverbank. She follows him down a rabbit hole, into the imaginative and chaotic world of Wonderland, which is populated by anthropomorphic animals and creatures.

This innovative coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 2oz of 99.9% pure silver and features an antiqued finish, which captures the depth and detail of the design, giving the coin an aged affect. As each coin is hand finished the look will vary slightly for each coin.

The coin’s reverse features Alice, the Cheshire cat, and several playing cards around the edge, with the White Rabbit featured on the face of a clock in the middle of the coin. The clock design includes the inscription "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!". A quote from the book, “Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!” is also included on the back of the clock in a spiral form.

The quartz movement of this watch operates on one SR416SW silver oxide battery. The battery should be replaced every three years or whenever timekeeping becomes erratic.