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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Seismosaurus
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II TUVALU 2002 RDM |
| Reverse description | A bold rendition of the sauropod dinosaur Seismosaurus occupying the central field, depicted in right-facing profile standing upright with its characteristic long neck and tail. Behind the figure, large stylized block letters spelling DINOSAURS fill the background field in a decorative graphic treatment. In the lower left, the species name seismosaurus appears in lowercase italic lettering above the bold inscription DINOSAURS and the denomination FIVE DOLLARS. The fineness and weight statement 2 OZ .999 SILVER is inscribed along the lower exergue. |
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Seismosaurus — later reclassified by paleontologists as a large specimen of Diplodocus following a 2004 reassessment — was among the longest dinosaurs known when this coin was issued, estimated at up to 33 meters. Tuvalu's early 2000s silver kilo and half-kilo programs were essentially struck on behalf of the island nation through external minting arrangements, targeting the collector market rather than any domestic circulation need. The reclassification gives this piece a quietly anachronistic quality: the name on the coin belongs to a genus that no longer formally exists.