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 coloured antique coin is struck from two ounces of 99.99% pure silver in high relief and is dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The mint says about it: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are a band of pizza-loving brothers like no other. As four baby turtles exposed to ‘mutagenic ooze’, they were transformed into crime-fighting heroes expert in the art of ninjutsu. Guided by their sensei, a rat named Splinter, their mission is to end villainy on the streets of New York.
Celebrating 40 years of adventures in comic books, animated series, movies and computer games, the coin portrays the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in colour with their weapons, ready to unleash Turtle Power! |