Tuvalu has issued silver dollars under Australian licensing arrangements since the 1970s, but the wildlife series that includes this piece operates through a different mechanism — the Perth Mint strikes these under a Tuvaluan government agreement, with the island nation collecting seigniorage revenue that meaningfully supplements an economy otherwise dependent on fishing licenses and the lease of its .tv internet domain.
Tuvalu has issued silver dollars under Australian licensing arrangements since the 1970s, but the wildlife series that includes this piece operates through a different mechanism — the Perth Mint strikes these under a Tuvaluan government agreement, with the island nation collecting seigniorage revenue that meaningfully supplements an economy otherwise dependent on fishing licenses and the lease of its .tv internet domain.