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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Corvette Sting Ray
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-colour representation of the iconic 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray coupe rendered in deep metallic blue, depicted in a three-quarter front view and dominating the central field. The background features stylised colour vignettes of the car's interior dashboard and engine compartment, evoking the automobile's celebrated design heritage. The year 1963 is inscribed in the upper portion of the field, while a silver banner at the lower centre bears the inscriptions CORVETTE above and STING RAY TM GM below, with the designer's initials WR appearing discreetly within the design. The entire reverse composition is applied in vivid polychrome colour on a milled silver flan. |
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Tuvalu's numismatic program has long been managed through licensing arrangements with the Perth Mint, which handles design, production, and distribution while Tuvalu lends its issuing authority to collector-market pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation. The Corvette Sting Ray series targets the American muscle car collecting crossover audience — a niche that proved commercially reliable through the 2000s.
KM#230 is one of several themed issues from this period. Perth Mint's .999 silver one-ounce format was the house standard for this class of licensed commemorative.