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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle, Silver Bullion
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, diademed and draped, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II at the top, with TUVALU 1 DOLLAR to the right and 1 OZ 999 SILVER to the left; the date 2012 appears in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II IRB 1 OZ 999 SILVER 2012 TUVALU 1 DOLLAR |
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The Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) subspecies was listed as endangered under Australian federal law in 1992, with breeding pair estimates at the time hovering below 200. Tuvalu has issued wildlife-themed bullion under licensing arrangements with the Perth Mint since the early 2000s, a fiscal relationship that allows a microstate with no mint of its own to participate in the global silver bullion market using Australian striking infrastructure.