2022-05-03 Tue

Tuvalu has issued a 5-ounce .9999 fine silver 5 Dollars coin showing planets, the solar system, and many more space beings.

The reverse of the collectible depicts the Solar System, however, this is not the classic representation that we are used to seeing. The planets, indeed, are represented clockwise from the smallest to the largest in size: Pluto, which in 2006 was downgraded to “dwarf planet”, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.

The planets are in High Relief and have a gorgeous metallic hue. The design also incorporates the Sun, a comet, and some cosmic clouds in the background. The obverse of the coin depicts the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II along with the year of issue, name of the country, and the denomination.

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