Product Details

• Condition: Uncirculated (sealed display card) — coins appear BU based on typical sets from this era.
• Set Title / Model: “Coinage of Tuvalu” (First Coinage series)
• Year (approx.): 1976–1979 (early independence issues
• Mint / Issuer: Royal Mint (UK) / Tuvalu
• Country / Currency: Tuvalu — Tuvalu Dollar (equivalent to AUD)
• Metal / Composition: Cu-Ni (most denominations), Bronze (1c, 2c), Nickel-brass (often $1)

Original Tuvalu decimal coin set from the first national coinage (circa 1976), comprising seven uncirculated coins: 1c and 2c bronze plus 5c–$1 in cupro‑nickel. Obverses bear Queen Elizabeth II; reverses show Pacific wildlife motifs including the heptagonal 50‑cent. Housed in the original “Coinage of Tuvalu” red wallet with descriptive card. A classic Commonwealth collector set from Tuvalu’s early monetary history.