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| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of the Republic of Palau at centre, depicting a traditional outrigger canoe above a shield enclosing a figure of Neptune holding a trident, accompanied by a mermaid and flanked by decorative marine elements. The shield is surmounted by a crescent moon and a floral device. Eight five-pointed stars are arranged in two vertical columns flanking the central device. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery, the series title RAINBOW'S END appears in the lower field below the shield, and the denomination 1$ is inscribed at the bottom of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Palau has operated as a prolific commemorative issuer since the 1990s, producing small-denomination gold and silver pieces almost entirely for the collector market — the islands' own currency in daily use is the US dollar. This piece is part of that ongoing program, with the darts theme placing it in a well-established subset of sports-and-leisure miniature gold issues that circulate freely among thematic collectors rather than numismatists proper.