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1 Dollar Maroon Clownfish, colored
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a vivid full-color photographic-style depiction of a Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) occupying the central field, shown in striking deep red-orange tones with characteristic white vertical bar markings. The fish is portrayed swimming among blue-tinted sea anemone tentacles, rendered in color against a coral reef background. The arc legend MARINE LIFE PROTECTION is inscribed along the upper border, and the Linnaean binomial PREMNAS BIACULEATUS appears along the lower border. Two elegant silver wave motifs frame the colored central scene at top and bottom. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border consistent with the series. |
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Palau's authority to issue legal tender coinage is delegated by agreement with the United States, whose dollar it uses domestically — an arrangement that has made the island nation one of the more prolific producers of novelty collector issues since the 1990s. The colored marine series exploits Palau's genuine status as a globally recognized dive destination, though the coins themselves have no practical circulation history.
KM#406 is copper with silver plating, a construction method that makes long-term surface stability a legitimate concern for storage.