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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II John Wayne
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1976-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, rendered in high relief against a frosted field. The Queen is depicted in right-facing profile, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a pearl earring. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation of the neck. The surrounding legend reads 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II' above, with '1oz 9999 Ag' along the left border, and 'TUVALU 1 DOLLAR' along the right, with the date '2022' at the base. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-color photographic portrait of American film icon John Wayne, depicted in his signature cowboy attire — a broad-brimmed hat, red shirt, and white neckerchief — mounted on horseback with reins in hand. The background is rendered in monochrome relief, featuring saguaro cacti and a desert landscape evoking the American West. The stylized 'JW' monogram with flanking stars appears in the upper left field, with the Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark visible at the right. The circumferential legend along the border reads 'TOMORROW HOPES WE HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM YESTERDAY', with the engraver's initials 'SR' at the lower right of the inner design. |
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Part of Perth Mint's ongoing celebrity and Americana licensing program, this piece was issued under Australia's one-dollar legal tender framework — a convenient fiction that allows foreign pop-culture subjects to appear on Australian coinage. John Wayne died in 1979, and his estate has been aggressively licensing his image across merchandise categories for decades; coins are simply the latest medium.
The .9999 fineness is worth noting — finer than the traditional .999 standard most silver bullion carries.