The Argentum Collectors Tokelau Lunar
2013 YEAR OF THE SNAKE PF REVERSE PF

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This 31.1 grams, .999 Ag, Tokelau 5 dollar Year of the Snake coin is the first in a series of 1oz. Silver Lunar coins issued by Tokelau and has a low mintage of only 50,000 coins and this coin was one of the first 1,000 struck. This coin has a very low NGC population of just 1,031. The obverse of these coins offer a beautiful representation of a coiled snake in the grass with hatchlings in the foreground and the date at center left. The reverse honors Queen Elisabeth, the head of state for Tokelau and other Commonwealth countries. The reverse also displays the national symbol of Tokelau, a Tuluma. This is a traditional carved wooden tackle box use by the local fisherman. Tokelau is a small group of three tropical islands in the South Pacific north of New Zealand. The islands were discovered in 1765 by the British Royal Navy and are inhabited to this day by the original native islanders.