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5 Dollars - Charles III 12 Lunar Animals
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate high-relief composition depicting all twelve animals of the Chinese lunar zodiac arranged radially around a central octagonal Bagua (Eight Trigrams) symbol enclosing a yin-yang motif. Each of the twelve zodiac animals — Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig — is rendered in vivid selective coloring against an antiqued silver background of scrolling clouds, bamboo, and rocky landscape elements. The coloring is particularly intense on the Tiger, Dragon, Snake, Rabbit, Rooster, and Pig, creating a striking contrast with the uncolored Horse, Goat, Monkey, Dog, and Ox. The engraver's initials SR appear in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Tuvalu's licensing arrangement with the Perth Mint has produced a long-running stream of bullion and collector issues under Australian administration — the island nation holds no independent mint facility and has used this commercial relationship since the 1970s to generate revenue from numismatic sales that far exceeds what its 11,000-person population could sustain through circulation coinage alone. This piece is part of that program.
The 12 Lunar Animals format consolidates the full zodiac cycle into a single five-ounce issue, a product structure Perth has deployed across multiple sovereign licensees simultaneously.