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!
5 Dollars - Charles III Capricorn
| Issuer | Tokelau |
|---|---|
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 5 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 uncrowned effigy of King Charles III, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The portrait is surrounded by an elaborate border of traditional Tokelauan geometric lattice patterns extending around the full circumference of the coin. The legend CHARLES III arcs across the upper left, TOKELAU and the date 2024 arc across the upper right, and FIVE DOLLARS 1 OZ .999 SILVER curves along the lower arc. The engraver's initials DT appear incuse on the truncation of the bust. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III TOKELAU 2024 DT FIVE DOLLARS 1 oz .999 SILVER |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| 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 |
Tokelau has no mint of its own and no meaningful tradition of circulating coinage — its "issues" are produced entirely for the collector market, struck under contract by the New Zealand Mint. The Capricorn release is one entry in a recurring zodiac series, a format that has become a reliable revenue mechanism for small Pacific territories with limited land-based economic options.
Tokelau's total land area is roughly 10 square kilometers across three atolls, making it one of the smallest non-self-governing territories on earth. The coins are legal tender in name only.