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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Tower of Babel
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | THE TOWER OF BABEL |
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Tokelau has no independent monetary system in any practical sense — the territory uses the New Zealand dollar for actual commerce, making its coin issues purely collector-driven productions licensed through external minting arrangements. This piece belongs to a wave of large-format silver releases that Pacific micro-territories have issued under such arrangements since the 2000s, capitalizing on collector demand for oversized bullion with biblical or mythological themes.
Elizabeth II appears as issuing authority despite Tokelau's coins having no circulation history whatsoever. Her name on the obverse is a legal formality required to invoke the territory's issuing rights under the Crown.