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50 Cents - Elizabeth II White Lion Cubs
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper rim, while the inscriptions 1/2 OZ 999 SILVER arc along the left field and TUVALU 50 CENTS arc along the lower right rim. The date 2016 appears in the lower field, and the engraver's initials IRB are incused below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Colorized central design depicting two white lion cubs at play, rendered in vivid applied color against a naturalistic background featuring traditional thatched huts and open savanna. The composition is framed within the coin's inner field, with the cubs occupying the foreground in a lively, dynamic pose. The word CUBS appears as a legend within the design. The reverse showcases fine detail in the cubs' fur and the surrounding landscape, consistent with the Perth Mint's high-relief proof striking technique. |
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The White Lion of Mortimer is one of the ten heraldic beasts Henry VIII assembled for the 1536 celebrations at Hampton Court, derived from the Mortimer family line through which the House of York traced its claim to the English throne. Tuvalu's use of these symbols operates under the Australian Perth Mint's licensing arrangements, which have produced dozens of themed collector series under Tuvaluan authority since the 2000s — a small island nation with no meaningful domestic coin circulation, effectively lending its issuing rights to bullion and numismatic programs.
At exactly a troy half-ounce, this piece belongs to a multi-coin series. The "cubs" variant is the smaller-denomination companion to the one-ounce dollar issue released the same year.