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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Tiger: Prosperity
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised seated tiger cub rendered in a charming, cartoonish manner occupies the central field, holding a cloth sack bearing the Chinese character 福 (fú, meaning prosperity or good fortune). The denomination $30 appears in the upper left of the field, while the fineness and weight designation 1/5 oz 9999 GOLD is inscribed along the lower portion of the field. The overall design celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger and its associated symbolism of prosperity. |
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Tuvalu's authority to issue its own coinage stems from its 1978 independence from British administration, though the island nation's economic reliance on licensing deals — including its highly lucrative .tv internet domain — has made numismatic programs a meaningful revenue source. This piece was struck by the Perth Mint under those arrangements. The 2010 lunar year series targeting Chinese-Australian collector markets was a calculated commercial exercise, not a domestic monetary necessity for a country whose resident population barely exceeds 10,000.