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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Ottifant, gilded
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Ottifant, the fantastical cartoon elephant character created by German comedian Otto Waalkes, rendered in selective gold gilding against a matte silver field. The creature is shown in a dynamic, dancing pose with one arm raised, set before a theatrical curtain backdrop rendered in the field. The artist's signature Otto appears in the lower central field, accompanied by a small decorative cartouche. The bilingual legend RISUS OPTIMA MEDICINA arcs along the upper rim and LACHEN IST DIE BESTE MEDIZIN along the lower rim, separated by the name OTTO at the right. |
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| Reverse lettering | RISUS OPTIMA MEDICINA Otto LACHEN IST DIE BESTE MEDIZIN |
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Tuvalu's legal tender collector coins are struck under licensing arrangements administered through the Perth Mint, which has issued hundreds of themed silver dollars on the nation's behalf since the 1990s — the island nation itself has a population under 12,000 and no domestic mint. The "Ottifant" is a cartoon elephant character created by German comedian Otto Waalkes, first appearing in the 1970s as a recurring doodle in his stage act before becoming a merchandised franchise across German-speaking markets.
The gilded variant, catalogued separately as KM#677a, carries a partial gold overlay applied post-strike at the Perth facility.