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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Tiger
| Issuer | Government of Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#273 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. The surrounding legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II at the top, and 1/2oz 999 SILVER 2016 TUVALU 50 CENTS distributed around the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II IRB 1/2oz 999 SILVER 2016 TUVALU 50 CENTS |
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Tuvalu's wildlife-themed bullion and collector series, issued through the Perth Mint under licensing arrangements with the Tuvaluan government, has been a consistent vehicle for Australian-minted silver since the early 2000s. The face value is essentially ceremonial — Tuvalu's actual circulating coinage is negligible, and these issues are produced entirely for the collector and investor market.
KM#273 is part of a broader Animals of the Continents or similarly scoped series; the Perth Mint's production standards for this weight class are tightly controlled, and the .999 fine specification places it outside standard sterling coinage practice.