Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Dollar Statue of Zeus
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Palau occupies the central field, depicting a traditional shield charged with the figure of a crowned sea deity holding a trident, accompanied by a mermaid, with a treasure chest and waves in the lower portion and a celestial star above. The shield is flanked by floral and foliate ornamental supporters and surmounted by a traditional Palauan canoe in full sail. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery, with six stars distributed evenly on either side. The series inscription RAINBOW'S END appears within the lower portion of the shield, and the denomination 1$ is inscribed at the base of the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a richly detailed and color-enhanced depiction of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, shown as a colossal enthroned male figure with a long beard, draped from the waist down in an elaborately decorated robe, holding a small winged Nike figure in his right hand and a tall scepter in his left. The statue is set within a columned temple interior, rendered in warm golden and ivory polychrome color application evoking ivory and gold chryselephantine construction. The base of the throne features a sculptural relief frieze with reclining and active human figures. The legend THE STATUE OF ZEUS arcs along the upper periphery, a circular logo inscribed 7 ANTIQUE WONDERS appears in the upper left field, and the date 2009 is inscribed at the lower left of the central design. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 2009 - Prooflike - 5,000 |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |