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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 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. The Mint says about this coin: Believed to have been invented in the eighth century, the hourglass used the flow of fine sand from one bulb to another in order to measure intervals of time with accuracy. As well as applications in religious and civic life, the hourglass was also useful to mariners. Despite being superseded by mechanical clocks, the hourglass remains relevant in modern culture symbolising the passage of time and the transience of all things. With an antique finish conveying the surface abrasions of an ancient artefact, the coin portrays an astrological design incorporating sinuous, organic lines characteristic of art nouveau. Comprising representations of the sun and moon with facial features, and phases of the moon, the artistry surrounds an hourglass insert filled with fine particles that mimic the flow of sand in an authentic device. | ||||||
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Country | Tuvalu |
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Currency | Tuvaluan Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Two Ounces (2 oz) |
Issued | 2021 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 2 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 2,500 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9999 Silver |
Designer | Jennifer McKenna |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round with hole |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 45.6000 mm |
Thickness | 6.500 mm |
Mass | 62.2130 g |
OCC ID | MXKD-OKQC-DDXV-OWQJ |
Image | Details |
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Two Ounces 2021 Hourglass
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Two Ounces 2021 Hourglass
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Two Ounces 2021 Hourglass
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Two Ounces 2021 Hourglass
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Two Ounces 2021 Hourglass
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |