Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon - Prosperity
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 30 Dollars |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the George IV State Diadem. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs around the upper periphery, while TUVALU and the date 2012 are inscribed along the lower periphery. The designer's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A stylized, cartoonish dragon rendered in high relief occupies the central field, its sinuous body rendered with detailed scale work and coiling above stylized ocean waves at the base. The dragon clutches a large roundel bearing the Chinese character 福 (fu, meaning prosperity or good fortune), surrounded by flame motifs. The denomination $30 is inscribed to the right of the dragon's head, with the legend 1/5oz 9999 GOLD arcing along the upper right periphery. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |