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1 Dollar Golden Sand Dollar
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the coat of arms of the Republic of Palau centrally positioned within the field, rendered in fine relief and surmounted by the curved legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU along the upper periphery, flanked by six small stars on each side. The denomination 1$ appears below the arms. The date 2017 and the inscription Sand Dollar in script lettering are positioned in the lower field. The coin itself is struck in the naturalistic form of a sand dollar shell, with characteristic perforation slots piercing the flan at five symmetrical points around the perimeter. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU 1$ 2017 Sand Dollar |
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Palau has issued small-format gold pieces under various novelty programs since the early 2000s, typically targeting the collector gift market rather than serving any domestic monetary function — the republic's official currency is the US dollar. The Sand Dollar series sits within that commercial niche, produced for the European collector market through arrangements with the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) in Liechtenstein, which has handled a significant portion of Palau's licensed numismatic output.
At one gram of .9999 fine gold, the piece carries legal tender status of one dollar — a face value that bears no relationship to its bullion content.