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1 Dollar Bottle-Nose Dolphin, Essai
| Issuer | Government of Palau |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Two barefoot mermaids, each wearing a floral wreath and holding a trident, are depicted seated facing one another in the central field, their scaled tails converging at the base. The figures are rendered in high relief against a smooth field. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by a beaded border, with the date 1998 continuing along the upper right. The denomination 1$ appears at the lower right of center, preceded by the word ESSAI at the lower left, identifying this piece as a pattern or trial strike. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A leaping bottlenose dolphin is depicted in polychrome enamel at the center of the field, shown in dynamic profile with its body arched upward above a stylized blue sea. Behind the dolphin, a large circular orange sun provides a striking chromatic backdrop. The entire composition is set against a darkened field, enhancing the color contrast. The curved legend MARINE LIFE PROTECTION is inscribed along the upper and right periphery in raised Latin letters, all within a beaded inner border. |
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