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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley Reverse: Ing Ing Jong |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in high relief after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend encircling the field reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II, accompanied by the engraver's initials IRB. Additional inscriptions denote the specifications and issuing authority: 2 OZ 999 SILVER, the date 2016, TUVALU, and the denomination 2 DOLLARS. |
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| Mintage | 2016 P - Antiqued - 2,000 |
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Issued under the Perth Mint's licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, this coin is part of a broader push by Australian mints into the pop-culture bullion market that accelerated sharply after 2010. The Thor release sat within a multi-character series timed loosely to Marvel's cinematic output — a commercial strategy, not a numismatic one.
The KM#282 reference places it firmly in Australian legal tender issues, though secondary market pricing has always tracked silver spot and collector demand rather than face value.