1 Dollar Sturgeon

Palau's dollar coin series, launched in 1994, targeted the collector market almost exclusively — these pieces were never intended for everyday commerce on an island nation whose actual currency is the US dollar. The sturgeon issue sits within a long run of wildlife-themed dollars produced for the international numismatic trade, with distribution handled largely through third-party dealers rather than domestic circulation.

Palau's dollar coin series, launched in 1994, targeted the collector market almost exclusively — these pieces were never intended for everyday commerce on an island nation whose actual circulating currency is the US dollar. The wildlife-themed dollar program ran for well over a decade, distributed almost entirely through international numismatic dealers. KM#164 is one of the later copper-nickel issues in that sequence, by which point the series had expanded to dozens of distinct types annually.