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10 Dollars Caiman
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars (10 USD) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an extreme close-up portrait of a caiman's head rendered in high relief and finished in obsidian black, filling the entire field with striking naturalistic detail. The reptile's heavily textured, scaly skin is meticulously sculpted, conveying the rough, armored surface of the animal. The caiman's eyes are highlighted with vivid amber-gold color application, creating a dramatic focal point that contrasts powerfully against the otherwise monochromatic black treatment. The partially open jaws reveal prominent interlocking teeth in the lower central field. The date 2023 is incused in small characters along the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2023 |
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Palau has operated as a prolific collector-coin issuer since the late 1990s, licensing its monetary authority to produce themed legal tender with no expectation of circulation. The caiman series sits within a broader pattern of Pacific island states — Marshall Islands, Niue, Tuvalu — whose numismatic programs exist almost entirely as revenue instruments underwritten by European and Asian minting houses.
KM#1002 was struck at 2 troy ounces — a two-ounce format increasingly favored for wildlife themes after single-ounce issues grew crowded in the market around 2018.