Owner Comments:
Commemorative issue
Year of the Horse
Obverse
Bust of Elizabeth II to right above value and date.
Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
50 CENTS TUVALU 2014
Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley Read more on Wikipedia
Reverse
Colorized unicorn below metal weight and fineness.
Lettering:
1/2oz 999 SILVER
JM
P
Mint
P Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)
Tuvalu
Country in Oceania
Tuvalu, in the South Pacific, is an independent island nation within the British Commonwealth. Its 9 islands comprise small, thinly populated atolls and reef islands with palm-fringed beaches and WWII sites. Off Funafuti, the capital, the Funafuti Conservation Area offers calm waters for diving and snorkeling among sea turtles and tropical fish, plus several uninhabited islets sheltering sea birds. ― Google
Capital: Funafuti
Area: 10.04 mi²
Population: 11,204 (2021) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 63.1 million USD (2021) World Bank
Official languages: Tuvaluan, English
Currencies: Australian Dollar, Tuvaluan dollar
Photos taken with Nikon D3300 DSL Camera with attached AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G lens. Adobe Photoshop Elements used to fix any digital artifacts.
Advised by NGC Registry that “small sets” will not be created. Custom sets created under the following set names: “StarEagle 2014 Tuvalu 50C Year of the Horse” & “StarEagle Tuvalu 2012 - 2031 Baby Lunar Set