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15 Dollars - Elizabeth II Tuluma
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 100 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a tuluma, the traditional Tokelauan carved wooden tackle box historically used by local fishermen to store fishing tackle and equipment, rendered in fine detail against a polished field. The design is framed within a rectangular border, with the issuer name TOKELAU appearing above the central motif. The inscriptions TOKELAU MO TE ATUA, the year 2015, and the specifications 100g .999 FINE SILVER are distributed across the reverse field, referencing both the national motto and the coin's metallic content. |
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Tokelau's coinage program is administered through New Zealand, which holds responsibility for the territory's defense and foreign affairs. The islands have no indigenous minting capability and no meaningful domestic currency circulation — coins issued under the Tokelau name are produced entirely for the collector market, with New Zealand acting as the issuing authority in practice.
The "Tuluma" references the traditional Tokelauan wooden toolbox, a culturally significant object in atoll communities where storage and craft tools carried considerable social meaning.