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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Pequod
| Issuer | Perth Mint (Tuvalu) |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with curled hair and a drop earring. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II' along the upper arc, with '1 OZ 999 SILVER', '2013', and 'TUVALU 1 DOLLAR' distributed around the lower periphery, all in incuse lettering against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting a dramatic scene from Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick', featuring the great white sperm whale with open jaws surfacing in the foreground, attacking the whaling vessel Pequod rendered in fine detail with full sails set across multiple masts in the background. The sea is rendered with horizontal line engraving, while billowing clouds occupy the horizon. The title legend 'Moby Dick' appears in stylised script along the upper arc, and 'The Pequod' in matching script along the lower arc, both set within the frosted relief field. |
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