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.
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.