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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Babel II
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II RDM 1/2oz 9999 GOLD TUVALU 2006 |
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Tuvalu has no domestic gold reserves and no meaningful monetary need for high-denomination bullion coinage — these pieces are produced under licensing arrangements specifically for the collector market, with the Australian government holding responsibility for Tuvalu's currency under a 1976 agreement. The "Babel II" designation places this within a themed bullion series rather than any circulating monetary program.
At 15.55 g of .9999 fine gold, this is a half-troy-ounce piece, a format that gained traction among Pacific island issuers in the mid-2000s as bullion premiums on fractional gold climbed.