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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Mouse - Longevity
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a stylised, cartoonish mouse seated upright in left profile, raising its paws toward its mouth in a cheerful pose, positioned beside a wedge of cheese topped with a single lit birthday candle, evoking themes of celebration and longevity. The large Chinese character 壽 (shou, meaning longevity) dominates the upper left field in raised relief. The inscription 1/5oz 9999 GOLD is inscribed vertically along the upper right field, with the Perth Mint's P mintmark below it. The denomination $30 appears in the lower portion of the field. The engraver's initials LB are noted near the base of the design. |
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Tuvalu's bullion and commemorative gold program is administered through the Perth Mint under a longstanding agreement that grants Australia's premier private mint the right to strike legal tender coinage on behalf of the island nation. The 2020 Lunar Mouse issue falls within a broader series timed to the Chinese zodiac calendar, targeting collector markets in Southeast Asia and among diaspora communities where the mouse year carries associations with wealth accumulation and — as this specific piece's subtitle makes explicit — longevity.
At 6.221 grams of .9999 fine gold, this is a quarter-ounce format piece. Perth Mint lunar issues from this period typically carry mintages in the low thousands for the gold fractions.