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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Black Rhinoceros
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Thickness | 4 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, set against a mirror-polished black field. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the neck. The surrounding legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II at the top and 1 DOLLAR TUVALU 2012 at the bottom, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tuvalu's wildlife-themed bullion and commemorative program expanded rapidly in the early 2010s, largely as a revenue mechanism for the island nation — whose actual GDP relies heavily on the licensing of its .tv internet domain. The Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) was listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN at the time of this issue, its wild population having collapsed by roughly 96% over the preceding half-century due to poaching and habitat loss.
Perth Mint struck this piece under contract, as it did the bulk of Tuvalu's commemorative output during this period.