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10 Dollars Glasswing butterfly
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse lettering | 2014 TEN DOLLARS REPUBLIC OF PALAU RAINBOW'S END |
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| Mintage | 2014 - Proof - 999 |
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Palau has issued collector-focused wildlife coinage since the late 1990s, but the Glasswing series attracted particular attention for its use of real insect wing material — or transparent polymer inlays simulating the effect — embedded within the coin's design field. The Greta oto butterfly's transparent wings result from the near-total absence of scales on the wing membrane, a biological rarity that made it an obvious subject for novelty numismatic treatment.
KM#480 was produced at the Mint of Poland, which handled the majority of Palau's high-concept issues during this period.