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5 Dollars - Charles III Double Dragon and Double Tiger
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic, fully colourised composition depicting two Chinese dragons and two tigers arranged symmetrically around a central yin-yang symbol, rendered in deep high relief against an antiqued field. The two green-and-blue scaled dragons and two orange-and-black striped tigers spiral around the central motif in a rotational arrangement evoking the balance of opposing forces. Stylised auspicious clouds fill the interstices, while peony blossoms appear in the upper right and lower left fields as decorative elements. The engraver's monogram SR appears in the lower right quadrant of the field. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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The "Double Dragon and Double Tiger" belongs to a broader Australian-market bullion series produced by the Perth Mint under licensing arrangements that allow sovereign issuing rights to be assigned to smaller Pacific nations — Tuvalu being the most frequently used. The arrangement is purely commercial; Tuvalu's own government has no meaningful hand in the design or distribution decisions.
Five troy ounces of .9999 fine silver. The KM# assignment reflects standard Krause cataloging practice for these Perth Mint issues, which have proliferated sharply since the mid-2010s as collector-bullion hybrids.