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1 Dollar Sea Horse, Gold Proof Issue
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 1.24 g |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief of a seahorse (Hippocampus) is depicted at center-left, its segmented, armored body rendered with fine naturalistic detail and its prehensile tail curling downward toward the lower field. The seahorse is set against a stylized underwater seascape featuring coral formations, undulating seaweed, and a circular sun or moon motif in the upper right. A beaded border frames the design, and the curved legend MARINE LIFE PROTECTION arcs along the upper periphery. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau's gold proof series of the early 2000s was issued under a licensing arrangement common among small Pacific island nations — the coins are legal tender of Palau but were produced entirely for the collector market, with no meaningful connection to the local economy. The Republic of Palau, independent since 1994, has used the US dollar as its actual circulating currency since before independence.
At 1.24 g, this is a 1/25 oz-equivalent piece, a format popularized in the 1990s as a lower entry point for gold proof collectors.