The coin's reverse depicts the five Chinese elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water surrounding a stainless steel, enamel plated yin yang rotating charm, which represents the continual flow of the five elements as they exist in nature. The design includes the inscriptions: "Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal And Water", as well as the Chinese symbols for each of the five elements and the Perth Mint's traditional "P" mintmark. The coin's obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: "2016" – the issue year, "1 Dollar" - the monetary denomination and "Tuvalu" – the issue country, along with a yin yang pattern surrounding the rotating charm.
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