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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Javelin
| Issuer | Tuvalu |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earring, and pearl necklace, as modelled by engraver Raphael David Maklouf; his initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TUVALU curves around the upper periphery, with the date 1994 centred below the portrait, flanked by two raised dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TUVALU RDM · 1994 · |
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Tuvalu's 1994 commemorative program leaned heavily on Olympic themes, with this javelin issue timed ahead of the Atlanta 1996 Games. The Pacific island nation — nine atolls with a combined land area under 26 square kilometers — has no Olympic javelin tradition whatsoever, making the choice of subject more about bullion market appeal than national athletic identity.