2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Monkey

€236,053.00
IssuerTuvalu
Year2016
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1976-date)
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight31.1 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Ian Rank-Broadley
In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionThe Effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH II IRB 2 DOLLARS TUVALU 2016
Reverse descriptionA skilled male monkey leads a female monkey which carries a youngster on its back to work together on plucking peaches, displaying the joyfulness of household, and further implying that auspicious monkeys bring luck for arrival of spring, and people enjoy great harvest through favorable weather. The outlines of Taiwan and Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan, are displayed and viewed within rhombic latent image when turning the coin slightly to the right and the left respectively
Reverse scriptChinese, Latin
Reverse lettering丙申年 中央造幣廠承繁 臺彎銀行委製 1oz. Ag999
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage2016  - Proof -
Catalog ID4607959320
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