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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Ottifant
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a girlande tiara, rendered in high relief after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II at the top, with TUVALU 1 DOLLAR to the right, and 1 OZ 9999 Ag to the left. The date 2021 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Tuvalu has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing arrangements with various IP holders since the 1990s, and the "Ottifant" series falls squarely in that tradition — these are the cartoon elephant characters created by German comedian Otto Waalkes, who has been drawing them since the 1970s. The characters became a merchandising phenomenon in German-speaking markets, eventually crossing into animation and film.
Struck by the Perth Mint under the Tuvalu licensing framework, with .9999 fineness rather than the more common .999 silver.