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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A sea turtle depicted in full dorsal view, with outstretched flippers and a detailed carapace rendered in low relief, centrally positioned within the nonagonal field. Small decorative dot ornaments appear to either side of the turtle's head. The issuer name TUVALU and date 1994 arc along the upper legend, while the denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | TUVALU 1994 ONE DOLLAR |
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Tuvalu's dollar coinage has always occupied an odd position — a fully independent nation since 1978, yet one whose monetary relationship with Australia meant these coins circulated alongside Australian currency rather than displacing it. The 1994 issue falls within the third Raphael Maklouf portrait series, adopted across Commonwealth realms from 1985 onward after the second Arnold Machin effigy was deemed insufficiently regal by Buckingham Palace.