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10 Dollars Egyptians
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an elaborate ancient Egyptian funerary procession in deeply struck high relief against an antiqued silver field. At center, oxen draw an ornate ceremonial barque upon a wheeled bier, with the sarcophagus of the deceased resting within the canopied vessel. A long cortege of mourners, priests, and standard-bearers carrying palm fans and ceremonial staves follows to the left, rendered in careful sculptural detail. In the background, a sphinx avenue, columned temple pylons, and pyramid structures create an imposing architectural setting, enhanced with vivid color-printed hieroglyphic friezes and deity figures on the temple walls. The composition conveys the grandeur and solemnity of elite ancient Egyptian burial ritual. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver rounds under its licensing agreements since the 1990s, using its sovereign mint authority to produce collector pieces with no domestic circulation function whatsoever. The island nation's GDP is roughly $300 million; its numismatic export program exists entirely for foreign collector markets, underwritten by European distribution firms that handle everything from design to fulfillment.
KM#982 places this squarely in a long sequence of Palauan thematic issues. The Egyptian series specifically has drawn from a recurring collector appetite for ancient civilization subjects that shows no sign of contraction.