2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Qi Lin and Unicorn

Issuer Tuvalu
Year 2018
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 2 Dollars
Currency Dollar (1976-date)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Weight 62.213 g
Diameter 40.60 mm
Thickness 6.42 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s) Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse: Ing Ing Jong
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#410
Obverse description Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Obverse script
Obverse lettering QUEEN ELIZABETH II IRB 2oz 9999 SILVER 2018 TUVALU 2 DOLLARS
Reverse description The Qi Lin portrayed with an equine body covered with the scales of a fish and either antlers or a single horn – the latter responsible for it being referred to as the ‘the Chinese unicorn’. The horse-like unicorn, with a single horn projecting from its forehead, has been portrayed since antiquity including the Indus Valley Civilization more than 4,500 years ago.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering 麒麟 IJ UNICORN
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage 2018 - Antique Finish - 1 000
Numisquare ID 4281267360
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