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1 Dollar John Paul II
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
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| Reverse description | Detailed portrait of Pope John Paul II shown in three-quarter view, vested in full pontifical regalia including an ornately decorated mitre and embroidered cope, his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing while his left hand holds a papal ferula. The legend FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH arcs along the upper border, with the commemorative dates 2005 and 2010 flanking the portrait at mid-field. The name POPE JOHN PAUL II is inscribed in bold lettering along the lower border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau's dollar-denomination collector issues of this type were produced under a licensing arrangement common to small Pacific island states with no meaningful domestic coin circulation — the "issuer" designation is largely nominal, with actual production contracted to private minting houses in Europe, most often in Austria or Germany. John Paul II had been beatified in 2005 under Benedict XVI, with full canonization following in 2014, placing this 2010 issue squarely in the beatification aftermath when commemorative demand peaked. Silver-plated copper rather than solid silver signals a budget tier of the souvenir market.