In 2018 to celebrate Whisky, the Perth Mint on behalf of the issuing country of Tuvalu struck a very Limited Issue Whisky $50 Fifty Dollar Gold Proof 2oz Coin struck in solid fine 99.99% Gold weighing two ounces of pure Gold with a High Relief Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology and includes a locket of the oldest known vintage Whisky in the world Old Vatted Glenlivet 1862.
The reverse design features images of whisky production and starts with malting and ends with bottling 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.
The whisky was courtesy of a famous British collector of rare alcoholic beverages and owner of The Whisky Exchange.