1 Dollar F1-2000: Michael Schumacher

Palau has issued commemorative dollars under licensing agreements with the Formula One organization and individual drivers' estates since the mid-2000s, producing silver-plated copper pieces aimed squarely at the collector and gift market rather than circulation. This piece honors Schumacher at a point when his comeback with Mercedes — begun in 2010 — was already proving underwhelming against a dominant Red Bull era. He retired permanently in 2012, one year after this coin was struck.