Tuvalu has leveraged its sovereign mint rights since the 1970s to produce collectible coinage for the international numismatic market — a revenue stream that has, at various points, exceeded the island nation's GDP from traditional sources. The Lamborghini Countach, designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone and produced from 1974 to 1990, was selected here as part of a broader classic cars series aimed squarely at European collector demographics.
The Countach name itself came from a Piedmontese exclamation of astonishment — reportedly uttered by a Bertone employee upon first seeing the prototype.
Tuvalu has leveraged its sovereign mint rights since the 1970s to produce collectible coinage for the international numismatic market — a revenue stream that has, at various points, exceeded the island nation's GDP from traditional sources. The Lamborghini Countach, designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone and produced from 1974 to 1990, was selected here as part of a broader classic cars series aimed squarely at European collector demographics.
The Countach name itself came from a Piedmontese exclamation of astonishment — reportedly uttered by a Bertone employee upon first seeing the prototype.