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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of a Hundred-pace Snake (Deinagkistrodon acutus), a venomous pit viper native to Taiwan, rendered in high relief with selective gilt accenting. The outline of Taiwan and the peak of Yu Shan (Jade Mountain), the highest mountain in Taiwan, are incorporated as latent image elements visible when the coin is tilted slightly to the right or left respectively. Chinese characters and Latin inscriptions appear in the field identifying the year in the Chinese lunar calendar (癸巳年), the weight, fineness, and the issuing mint. |
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Tuvalu's sovereign coinage exists largely as a collector vehicle — the nation of roughly 11,000 people has no practical need for a silver bullion program, and the Australian dollar serves as actual currency. The lunar series issued under its authority is produced by the Perth Mint on contract, leveraging Tuvalu's issuing rights while the mint captures the collector market directly.
2013 marks the Year of the Snake in the 60-year sexagenary cycle — the least commercially popular animal in the Chinese zodiac series, which typically depresses secondary market premiums compared to dragon or horse years.