Owner Comments:
2016 Year of the Monkey
Limited Mintage of 7,500.
Reverse - HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, denomination, country.
Lettering: QUEEN ELIZABETH II IRB 50 CENTS TUVALU
Obverse - A little cutie monkey sitting on a tree branch holding a present, Chinese character.
Lettering: YEAR OF THE MONKEY P 猴 AH 2016 1/2 OZ 999 SILVER
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 set created under the following set name: “StarEagle Tuvalu 2012 - 2031 Baby Lunar Set”