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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Dragon and his nine sons
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays nine vividly coloured stylised heads of the dragon's sons from Chinese mythology, arranged in a dynamic composition filling the coin's face: each son is rendered in a distinct colour palette and bestial form, including a green serpentine creature, a yellow horned beast, a white dragon, a blue winged demon, a purple lion-like figure, a green armoured creature, a tiger-striped beast, a blue fanged creature, and a red phoenix-like figure. Above the composition, a large uncoloured dragon rendered in relief looms across the upper field, providing an imposing silver-toned backdrop. The legend DRAGON & HIS NINE SONS is inscribed along the lower periphery in raised Latin capitals against a stylised cloud motif. |
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The "Dragon and His Nine Sons" motif draws from a specific thread of Chinese cosmological tradition in which the dragon — itself not a single creature but a progenitor — produces nine distinct offspring, each with its own temperament, power, and symbolic domain. The legend appears in Ming dynasty texts and was codified in scholarly literature by the 16th century. Tuvalu has issued under Australian licensing arrangements through the Perth Mint, which produced this five-ounce piece as part of a broader series targeting the Chinese collector market during a period of aggressive expansion in bullion-themed numismatic products.