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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Box Jellyfish
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1976-date) |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of an Australian box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) in silver relief dominates the centre of the field, its characteristic box-shaped bell and long trailing tentacles rendered in fine detail against a coloured background of deep blue ocean water. In the lower left, a vibrant colour-printed coral reef scene features sea anemones and small orange tropical fish. The inscription AUSTRALIA'S BOX JELLYFISH arcs along the upper periphery in stylised lettering, while the fineness and weight notation 1oz 999 SILVER appears along the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Tuvalu's numismatic program has long been administered through the Perth Mint under licensing arrangements that allow the island nation — with a population under 12,000 and no independent monetary policy infrastructure — to generate revenue from collector issues that would otherwise be economically impossible to produce domestically. The Box Jellyfish series was part of a broader "Dangerous Creatures" run issued across multiple years.
The box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) is genuinely native to the waters surrounding Tuvalu and its neighboring Pacific territories, making the subject choice less arbitrary than many wildlife bullion programs.