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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Platypus
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, centered in the field with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The surrounding border features an intricate interlaced Celtic-style decorative pattern. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR and issuer TUVALU appear along the right, the purity and metal designation 1oz 9999 Ag along the lower left, and the date 2017 at the bottom, all integrated within the decorated border. |
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| Reverse description | Full-colour photographic depiction of a platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) being held in a human hand, occupying the central field against a deep blue background. A silhouette map of Australia is visible in the upper right portion of the field. The Australian national flag, rendered in colour with the Union Jack canton and Southern Cross stars, appears in the lower left. The legend AUSTRALIA arcs in stylised lettering along the upper border, the inscription PLATYPUS appears to the lower right, and the abbreviation AU is placed at the base of the design above a partial ring of stars. |
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Tuvalu has issued commemorative dollars under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the nation's own monetary history and everything to do with the global bullion novelty market. This platypus piece is iron with silver plating — not silver — a distinction that matters considerably to anyone who might mistake it for a genuine bullion issue. The plating specification puts it firmly in the collectible token category despite the legal tender face value assigned by Tuvaluan authority.