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15 Dollars - Charles III Horse
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1976-date) |
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| Obverse description | Tribute effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, diademed and draped, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The regnal dates 1952–2022 appear beneath the effigy in the lower field. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs around the upper periphery, while TUVALU and the issue year 2024 are inscribed along the lower rim, all set against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Tuvalu's authority to issue legal tender coinage derives from a 1976 agreement with the Perth Mint that long predates the nation's formal independence, making the island nation one of the more unusual vehicles for Australian-minted collector issues. The Perth Mint has produced Tuvaluan gold under this arrangement for decades, with face values bearing no practical relationship to the coin's bullion worth — Tuvalu's GDP per capita makes a $15 denomination purely nominal.
Charles III coinage from 2024 represents only the second year of his effigy appearing on Commonwealth issues following the release of the approved Jody Clark portrait.