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5 Tala - Elizabeth II Sailboarding
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic depiction of a windsurfer leaning back over the water, gripping the boom of a large triangular sail that dominates the central field. The background features stylised ocean waves and two low-lying tropical island shores lined with palm trees. The legend OLYMPIC GAMES 1996 arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination $5 · LIMA TALA is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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Tokelau's coinage has always been something of an administrative curiosity — the territory has no indigenous minting authority and issues coins largely as a revenue mechanism through New Zealand, which administers it. By 1994, the market for Pacific island commemorative silver had grown crowded enough that sailboarding as a subject was a deliberate bid for novelty among thematic collectors rather than any reflection of local sporting culture.