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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1976-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination TUVALU 1 DOLLAR curves along the lower right, and the specifications 1oz 9999 Ag arc along the lower left, flanking the date 2019 at the bottom of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1oz 9999 Ag 1 DOLLAR 2019 TUVALU IRB |
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Part of the Perth Mint's ongoing pop-culture licensing program, this piece was issued under Australia's legal tender framework but produced explicitly for the collector market — it never circulated and was never intended to. The "Joker" branding ties it to DC Comics intellectual property, making its legal tender status largely ceremonial.
Perth has leaned heavily into licensed issues since the mid-2000s, a strategy that funds the mint's broader operations but draws consistent skepticism from traditionalists.