Tuvalu 2018 $2 Chinese Mythical Creatures Phoenix 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin Silver - $10 "P HVPSAEVS AED CVR" above

"P HVPSAEVS AED CVR" above

"AED CVR" in exergue

As part of its support for Australia Day

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne of Great Britain on 6 February 1952 and was crowned more than a year later on 2 June 1953

miners from the Victorian town of Ballarat

Tuvalu 2018 $2 Chinese Mythical Creatures Phoenix 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin Silver - $10 "P HVPSAEVS AED CVR" aboveIn Chinese culture the mythological phoenix is regarded as an immortal bird whose rare appearance foreshadows harmony at the ascent to the throne of a new emperor. The coin features a Chinese phoenix with clouds in the background and a flower with the Chinese symbol for phoenix inscribed on it.