2018 1 oz Tuvalu Diwali Festival .9999 Silver Coin

Diwali is an ancient five day Hindu 'festival of lights'. Celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists around the world, it is considered one of the happiest holidays in India and Nepal. The main theme of the festival is the triumph of light over darkness, goodness over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.

During Diwali Ganesha is revered as the deity of intellect, the patron of arts and sciences, and remover of obstacles. He is worshipped with Lakshmi to welcome wisdom along with wealth.

Ganesha is typically portrayed with the head of an elephant, a rotund belly and four arms. He is often depicted holding an axe to cut down ignorance and a lotus flower, the symbol of enlightenment, with a rat or mouse at his feet.

Struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.99% pure silver and 1g of 99.99% pure gold, each coin is issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 5,000 of the Diwali Festival 2018 1oz Silver Coin, and the Diwali Festival 2018 1g Gold Coin has an unlimited mintage.