The obverse
Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
The obverse carries the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, together with TUVALU, the 2019 date, one-ounce silver specification and TVD $1 denomination.
The 2019 issue
Queen Anne's Revenge: coin, pirate and vessel
This is the 1st documented standard Black Flag release. Coin facts and the reverse depiction are presented separately from the historical record behind the subject.
The reverse depicts Queen Anne's Revenge sailing through rough seas beneath a skull-shaped cloud, with Blackbeard's flag. Lucas Bowers is credited with the reverse design.
The published figure is a maximum of 15,000; no final declared total is shown.
- Release position
- 1 of 6 documented releases
- Pirate subject
- Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
- Vessel subject
- Queen Anne's Revenge
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History & legend
Edward Teach (Blackbeard) and Queen Anne's Revenge
Blackbeard captured the French vessel La Concorde in 1717 and renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge. The ship grounded near Beaufort, North Carolina, in 1718. No contemporary portrait of Blackbeard is known, so the coin's ship-and-flag scene is a modern historical interpretation. The ship association and grounding are documented; the detailed appearance of the vessel and pirate flag on the coin should not be read as a contemporary visual record.
- Release position
- 1 / 6
- Pirate subject
- Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
- Vessel subject
- Queen Anne's Revenge
Design story
The 2019 reverse: Queen Anne's Revenge
The coin presents Queen Anne's Revenge sailing through rough seas beneath a skull-shaped cloud, with Blackbeard's flag. The BLACK FLAG inscription, named subject, silver legend and P mintmark identify the release. Lucas Bowers is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
Queen Anne's Revenge
The reverse is a modern coin design centered on Queen Anne's Revenge and Edward Teach (Blackbeard); it should not be read as a contemporary visual record of the historical people or vessels.
Full specifications
At a glance
Available dimensions, artists and issue details for this annual coin are listed below.
- Denomination
- TVD $1
- Silver content
- 1 troy ounce
- Fineness
- .9999
- Metal
- Silver
- Gross weight
- 31.107 g
- Diameter
- 40.6 mm
- Thickness
- 2.29 mm
- Edge
- Reeded
- Finish
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
- Authentication
- Not documented in the listed item-level sources
- Legal-tender country
- Tuvalu
- Mint
- The Perth Mint
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Obverse artist
- Ian Rank-Broadley
- Reverse designer
- Lucas Bowers
Mintage & issue
15,000
MaximumThe published number is a maximum production limit. A final declared mintage is not currently listed.
- Maximum mintage
- 15,000
- Issue status
- Maximum
- Source date
- 2026-08-14
This release in the series
See the issue in sequence
Compare the pirate and vessel subjects immediately around this release.
Sources
References for this annual coin
Product and numismatic references cover the coin; museum or historical references cover the pirate and vessel context.
This section covers only the standard 1 oz .9999 silver Brilliant Uncirculated coin for each documented Black Flag release. Antiqued, 5 oz, gold, proof, coloured, graded, MintDirect and presentation-format products remain separate objects.
- Explaining Tuvalu's role in modern coinsThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Currency ActGovernment of Tuvalu · 2026-08-14
- 2019 Tuvalu 1 oz Silver Black Flag — Queen Anne's RevengeAPMEX · 2026-08-14
- 1 Dollar — Black Flag: Queen Anne's RevengeNumista · 2026-08-14
- Edward Teach, BlackbeardSmithsonian National Museum of American History · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2019 standard 1 oz BU coin.