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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Honorary degree for the Queen Mother
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 31.55 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, engraved by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II curves along the upper periphery, with TUVALU along the right, and the date 1997 at the base, all separated by raised dots. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | · QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TUVALU · RDM · 1997 · |
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In 1997, the University of London conferred an honorary degree on Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother — one of dozens of such honors accumulated over her long public life, and not an event that generated particular numismatic pressure on its own. Tuvalu's decision to commemorate it reflects the Pacific nation's reliance on commemorative coinage as a revenue stream rather than any deep constitutional connection to the occasion. These issues were struck for the collector market and saw no meaningful circulation.