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5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 1976-1985 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the second portrait modelled by Arnold Machin, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, disposed along the upper and right portions of the coin, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1976 - - 26,000 1976 - Proof - 20,000 1981 - - 1981 - Proof - 1985 - - |
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Tuvalu's first coinage was issued in 1976, the same year the islands separated from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony to become a distinct British dependency — full independence followed in 1978. The decision to adopt a local coinage rather than continue using Australian dollars was partly symbolic, giving the new administration visible proof of self-governance for a population spread across nine atolls with a combined land area under 26 square kilometers.
The Franklin Mint handled production for the early issues of this series.