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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Three Headed Dragon
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley Reverse: Elise Martinson |
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| Reverse description | A fully colourised three-headed dragon rendered in olive-green and gold tones dominates the central field, depicted rearing upright with wings outspread and three snarling heads raised, set against a dramatic nocturnal mountainous landscape with a dark star-filled sky rendered in silver relief. The series title DRAGONS OF LEGEND arcs along the upper legend, flanked to the right by the fineness and weight specification 1oz 999 SILVER. The denomination $1 appears to the right of the creature, and the type designation THREE-HEADED DRAGON is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of the Perth Mint's "Dragons of Legend" series, this issue draws on the three-headed dragon figure from Slavic mythology — specifically the Zmey Gorynych, a creature appearing in Russian and Ukrainian byliny as an adversary requiring multiple heroes to defeat. Tuvalu has served as the issuing authority for numerous Perth Mint bullion and collector programs since the early 2000s, a straightforward licensing arrangement that places Australian minting expertise behind Pacific island legal tender.
Mintage for the series was capped at 5,000 pieces.