Tuvalu's numismatic program is operated under license by the Perth Mint, which has issued a relentless stream of themed bullion and collector pieces on the nation's behalf since the 1990s. This cat entry is one of dozens in Perth's animal-series output for Tuvalu — fractional gold pieces priced for retail collectors rather than bullion investors, with mintages typically capped low enough to sustain secondary market premiums.
Elizabeth II died in September 2022, making issues from that year the last to carry her effigy under the long-running Raphael Maklouf and Ian Rank-Broadley portrait succession.
Tuvalu's numismatic program is operated under license by the Perth Mint, which has issued a relentless stream of themed bullion and collector pieces on the nation's behalf since the 1990s. This cat entry is one of dozens in Perth's animal-series output for Tuvalu — fractional gold pieces priced for retail collectors rather than bullion investors, with mintages typically capped low enough to sustain secondary market premiums.
Elizabeth II died in September 2022, making issues from that year the last to carry her effigy under the long-running Raphael Maklouf and Ian Rank-Broadley portrait succession.