In 2015 to celebrate Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, the Perth Mint on behalf of the issuing country of Tuvalu released a very Limited Issue Star Trek Captain James T. Kirk $1 One Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver and weighing one ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse design depicts a coloured portrait of actor William Shatner who played Captain James T. Kirk while the obverse bears the elegant portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.