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7 Dollars Pyramids of Gizen
| Issuer | Vaitupu |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 7 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a full-color photographic application depicting the three principal pyramids of the Giza Necropolis rising from the desert plain under a clear sky, rendered in vivid polychrome enamel. The legend WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD arcs along the upper rim, while the inscription COMPLETE PYRAMIDS OF GIZEN curves along the lower rim. Decorative dash elements frame the inner border, mirroring the obverse design. The colorized central scene contrasts prominently against the surrounding brass border. The overall composition is characteristic of modern fantasy commemorative issues produced for the collector market. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Vaitupu is one of the nine coral atolls of Tuvalu, a Pacific nation with no independent monetary authority and no history of issuing its own currency — it uses the Australian dollar. This piece is a privately commissioned fantasy issue with no legal tender status under any recognized jurisdiction. The "Pyramids of Gizen" spelling is itself an error; no official or academic transliteration uses that form.