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1 Dollar Helmut Schmidt
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Reverse description | A forward-facing portrait bust of Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, is rendered in fine relief at the centre of the field. The subject is depicted in a relaxed, smiling manner wearing a suit and tie. The legend 'HELMUT SCHMIDT' arcs along the upper right periphery, with the date range '1974-1982' inscribed to the upper left, both separated by a continuous inner border of beads. The issue year '2007' appears in the lower exergue, also bordered by a dotted inner rim. |
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| Mintage | 2007 - Proof |
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Palau's small-denomination gold program, active through the 2000s, contracted external minting houses to produce collector pieces with no meaningful circulation function. Schmidt, West Germany's Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, was still alive when this was struck — an unusual choice, as most sovereign commemorative portraits are posthumous. His tenure coincided with the German Autumn of 1977, when his refusal to negotiate with the Red Army Faction over the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 defined his political reputation more than any legislation.