The Anton Chekhov 150th Anniversary Proof Silver Crown was issued by the Perth Mint as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu. It celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anton Chekhov, a giant of Russian literature who is regarded as the outstanding representative of the late 19th-century realist school. Born in Taganrog in January 1860, Chekhov is most famously remembered for four great plays, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard