Part of a broader Pacific-mint collector series capitalizing on Japanese popular culture, this piece was struck by the Perth Mint under license from the Tuvalu government — one of several small Pacific island nations that have relied on Perth-produced commemoratives as a revenue stream since the 1990s. Tuvalu itself has no mint and issues no circulating coinage in its own name for domestic use.
Part of a broader Pacific-mint collector series capitalizing on Japanese popular culture, this piece was struck by the Perth Mint under license from the Tuvalu government — one of several small Pacific island nations that have relied on Perth-produced commemoratives as a revenue stream since the 1990s. Tuvalu itself has no mint and issues no circulating coinage in its own name for domestic use.