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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Portrait of the Infanta Margarita
| Issuer | Government of Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1976-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, a right-facing draped and crowned bust by Raphael David Maklouf, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace with a drop earring, with fine detail in the hair and fabric. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs above along the left and upper border, with TUVALU continuing to the right. The lower portion of the field bears the inscriptions 1oz 999 SILVER to the left, ONE DOLLAR to the right, and the date 2009 at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II TUVALU RDM 1oz 999 SILVER 2009 ONE DOLLAR |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a full-color reproduction of Diego Velázquez's celebrated oil painting 'Portrait of the Infanta Margarita' (c. 1653, Musée du Louvre), applied to the squared coin surface within a decorative milled border. The young Infanta is depicted three-quarter length, wearing an elaborate black-and-white court dress with lace and ribbon adornments, her long blonde hair falling loosely over her shoulders, set against a dark interior background. The word LOUVRE appears in bold lettering across the lower center of the image field, with the 'O' stylized as a golden dot. The copyright legend LOUVRE © RMN / © Gérard Blot / distributed by DNPartcom is inscribed below the image in the lower field. |
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