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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Baby Tiger
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 15.553 g |
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| Reverse description | The colorfully printed reverse presents a whimsical, stylized depiction of a tiger cub seated facing, rendered in vibrant orange, black, and white enamel coloring with distinctive blue eyes and an open-mouthed expression. The cub's forepaws rest on either side of a teal gift box adorned with a magenta ribbon bow, while festive silver confetti elements animate the surrounding field. The arched legend YEAR OF THE TIGER appears in the upper field in a playful informal typeface, and the Chinese character 虎 (tiger) is incused to the lower right. The Perth Mint's P mintmark and the designer's initials JM are discretely placed within the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | YEAR OF THE TIGER JM P 虎 |
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Part of a broader Australian-mint animal series targeting the collector market, this issue coincides with the 2022 Chinese lunar calendar year of the Tiger. Tuvalu has functioned since the 1970s as a convenient issuing jurisdiction for the Perth Mint — the island nation itself has no mint and minimal domestic coin circulation, making its numismatic program essentially an Australian commercial operation conducted under a Pacific sovereignty license.