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1 Dollar Colossus of Rhodes
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES 7 ANTIQUE WONDERS 2009 |
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Palau has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, contracting foreign mints to produce themed series for the collector market rather than domestic circulation. This piece belongs to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World series, one of several multi-coin programs Palau released through that period targeting thematic collectors in Europe and North America.
The Colossus itself stood at the entrance to Rhodes harbor for roughly 54 years before an earthquake brought it down around 226 BC — and was never rebuilt, despite offers of assistance from Ptolemaic Egypt.