1 oz, Tuvalu, 2019, Rhodium - South Sea Dragon
1 oz, Tuvalu, 2019, Rhodium - South Sea Dragon, The Tuvalu Rhodium South Sea Dragon is the world’s first legal tender rhodium coin; with an initial mintage of only 1,000 coins, makes the Rhodium Tuvalu South Sea Dragon an extremely low-mintage coin.
The Tuvalu South Sea Dragon Coin is the world’s first legal tender rhodium coin. Its legal tender in Tuvalu, a small island nation in the South Pacific that became independent of Great Britain in 1978. The South Sea Dragon Coin bears a face value of 100 Tuvaluan dollars, the equivalent of approximately $71 US Dollars.
Each coin, guaranteed at 999.0 purity, is pure rhodium and serves as legal tender.
Coin Specifications:
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Country |
Tuvalu |
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Year |
2019 |
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Value |
100 Tuvaluan dollars |
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Metal |
.999 fine Rhodium |
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Weight |
31.10gram |
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Diameter |
32.69mm |
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Thickness |
mm |
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Obverse Design |
Ian Rank-Broadley (IRB) |
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Reverse Design |
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Shape |
Round |
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Last issue of series |
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Obverse |
Effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (facing right) Lettering: ELIZABETH II 1oz 999 RHODIUM 2019 TUVALU 100 DOLLARS IRB(initials, under the effigy of the queen) |
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Reverse |
Features the Tuvalu South Seas Dragon Lettering: None |
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Edge |
Reeded (no edge inscription) |
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Mintage |
Proof Mintage |
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2019 |
1,000 |
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- Material
- Rhodium
- Denomination
- 1 oz
- Shape
- Round
- Time
- 2000s
- Object
- Person (king, queen, tsar, president)
- Rulers
- Queen Elizabeth II