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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Centenary of First Airmail
| Issuer | Government of Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of an early biplane in flight, rendered in fine detail with struts, rigging, and engine visible, set above stylised wave lines representing the ground or water below. The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark appears to the left of the aircraft in the field. The legend 100TH ANNIVERSARY arcs along the upper border, while the commemorative inscription 1914-2014 FIRST AIR MAIL runs along the lower arc. |
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Australia's first official airmail flight launched on December 16, 1914, when Josephoel flew a Bleriot XI monoplane from Mildura to Mungador carrying 1,872 letters — a journey of roughly 50 miles completed in under an hour. The centenary attracted commemorative issues from several Pacific nations whose currency ties to Australia made the subject a natural fit for their collector programs.
Tuvalu's issues of this type are produced by the Perth Mint under licensing arrangements that have supplied the island nation's collector coinage since the 1970s.