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1 Dollar Lobster
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a vivid full-color photographic depiction of a spiny lobster (Panulirus sp.) rendered in naturalistic detail against an underwater coral reef background in shades of blue, with the crustacean's long antennae, segmented abdomen, and clawed legs prominently displayed. The colored image is set within a beaded inner border. The legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs along the upper rim in Latin characters, and the date 2008 appears at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE 2008 |
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Palau's marine-themed dollar series, launched in the 1990s under license arrangements common to small Pacific island states with limited independent minting infrastructure, generated dozens of collector-targeted issues through the 2000s. These pieces circulated in name only — the nominal face value is essentially fictional against actual purchasing power, and none were intended for everyday commerce.
KM#167 is one of the later entries in that run, issued the same year Palau was negotiating its Compact of Free Association renewal terms with the United States.