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1 Dollar - Charles III Tiger Shark
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Tribute effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in finely detailed relief after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation, flanked by the commemorative dates 1952 - 2022. The surrounding legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II, with the inscription 1oz 9999 Ag to the left, and TUVALU 1 DOLLAR to the right. The date 2023 appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a large, open-mouthed tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in full-color application, rendered with naturalistic detail showing its characteristic striped flanks and rows of serrated teeth, swimming dynamically toward the viewer against a blue-toned underwater background. A second, smaller tiger shark appears in uncolored relief at center right, while a third shark is depicted in dark silhouette near the upper field. The entire composition is framed by a sculpted border of stylized shark teeth. The inscription AUSTRALIA'S TIGER SHARK appears in bold lettering to the right of the central figure. |
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Tuvalu's arrangement with the Perth Mint has produced dozens of wildlife-themed silver dollars since the early 2000s, most issued under legal tender authority but with no realistic expectation of circulation in a nation of roughly 11,000 people. The tiger shark issues sit firmly within this collector-market model — face value is nominal, sovereignty is real, and the Perth Mint handles production and distribution entirely.
KM#724 is one of the later entries in this ongoing program, now issued under Charles III following the 2022 accession.