Tuvalu has operated as a prolific licensing mint for Perth Mint–produced pop culture issues since the early 2000s, its nominal sovereignty allowing Australian refinery output to carry a foreign crown issuer — useful for legal tender framing without involving the Reserve Bank of Australia. This piece falls squarely in that commercial pipeline. Netflix licensed the Stranger Things IP for a coin series timed to the show's final season, which aired in 2025.
Tuvalu has operated as a prolific licensing mint for Perth Mint–produced pop culture issues since the early 2000s, its nominal sovereignty allowing Australian refinery output to carry a foreign crown issuer — useful for legal tender framing without involving the Reserve Bank of Australia. This piece falls squarely in that commercial pipeline. Netflix licensed the Stranger Things IP for a coin series timed to the show's final season, which aired in 2025.