1 Dollar Otto von Bismarck

Palau has issued an extraordinary volume of themed collector gold since the early 2000s, and this Bismarck piece sits squarely in that commercial program — produced for the bullion-gift market rather than any particular historical anniversary. Bismarck died in 1898, and Palau itself only gained independence in 1994, so the connection is purely commercial. At 0.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, the intrinsic metal content is the real proposition here.