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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II White Tiger
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, centered within a raised inner circle. The engraver's initials IRB appear incuse below the truncation of the neck. The surrounding legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II along the upper arc, with 2OZ 9999 SILVER to the left and 2022 TUVALU 2 DOLLARS to the right and lower field, all in raised Latin lettering. The coin displays an antiqued finish with a brushed field that accentuates the high-relief portrait. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tuvalu has no independent monetary tradition worth speaking of — the island nation uses the Australian dollar in practice, making its commemorative program essentially a licensing arrangement with the Perth Mint. This piece is part of a broader "Big Cats" bullion series, produced for the collector and stackable-silver market rather than any domestic monetary purpose.
The white tiger phenotype results from a recessive gene expressed in Bengal tigers, not a distinct subspecies — a distinction wildlife authorities have emphasized since most captive white tigers descend from a single male, Mohan, captured in Rewa in 1951.