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1 Dollar Golden Little Ghost
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Shape | Other (Ghost) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a stylized cartoon ghost figure in high relief, rendered in a whimsical, child-friendly artistic style consistent with the Halloween theme. The ghost, with large expressive eyes and a smiling face, is shown embracing a large ribbed pumpkin in its lower appendages. The coin's ghost-shaped flan itself forms an integral part of the design, with the irregular scalloped outline of the planchet replicating the flowing form of the ghost's body. The silk-finish field provides a matte contrast to the polished incuse line details of the design elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU RAINBOW`S END 1$ |
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Palau has operated one of the most prolific and frankly unusual legal tender licensing programs in the world, authorizing foreign mints — primarily the Austrian Mint — to produce novelty bullion issues sold almost entirely to collectors outside the island nation. This piece belongs to that cottage industry. At 0.5 g of .9999 gold it contains a trivial quantity of the metal, which puts it squarely in the "mini gold" category that surged in popularity across European collector markets in the late 2010s.
KM#822 confirms catalog recognition, but Palau itself had no meaningful hand in the coin's production or distribution.