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1 Dollar Longnose Hawkfish
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the national coat of arms of the Republic of Palau at center, depicting a traditional Palauan bai (meeting house) flanked by a figure of a warrior holding a trident and a mermaid-like figure, set within an ornate shield. Above the shield, a traditional outrigger canoe is shown in profile. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery, accompanied by a ring of small six-pointed stars flanking the coat of arms. The denomination 1$ appears in the lower field below the shield, with the series name RAINBOW'S END inscribed within the lower portion of the coat of arms. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE 2011 |
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Palau has issued fish-themed silver coins under licensing arrangements since the late 1990s, targeting the collector and wildlife conservation market rather than any domestic monetary need — the country uses the US dollar for everyday transactions. The longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) is a Pacific reef species notable for its association with gorgonian fans and black coral at depths where most divers rarely reach.
KM#452 is part of a loosely organized marine life series that runs across multiple years with inconsistent mintage documentation.