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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Swimming
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with drop earrings. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper rim and TUVALU along the right field, with the date 1994 centered in the lower exergue, all separated by raised dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TUVALU · 1994 · |
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Tuvalu's commemorative silver program in the early 1990s leaned heavily on the nation's Pacific identity, and this swimming issue was part of a broader Olympic and aquatic sports series timed loosely around international sporting cycles. The country had no independent mint and contracted production abroad — most likely through the Perth Mint, which handled the bulk of Tuvaluan coinage during this period.
Mintages for these issues were modest and largely absorbed by collector markets rather than circulation.