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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Weight | 31.135 g |
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| Reverse lettering | 1955 WR MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL GULLWING |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 1,500 |
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Tuvalu's legal tender coinage has functioned almost entirely as a vehicle for foreign bullion and commemorative programs since the islands gained independence in 1978 — the domestic economy runs on Australian dollars. This piece is part of a broader series celebrating automotive history, issued through the Perth Mint under licensing arrangements that made such themed silver rounds commercially viable in the early 2000s collector market.
The 300 SL itself debuted at the 1954 New York Auto Show, its gullwing doors a direct engineering consequence of the high door sill required by the space-frame chassis — form dictated entirely by function.