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10 Dollars Leda and the Swan
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a high-relief antique-finished sculptural group depicting Leda, rendered as a reclining nude female figure, intimately entwined with Zeus in the form of a swan, whose outstretched wings frame the composition. The inner circle is enclosed by an elaborately chased border of acanthus scrolls, foliate volutes, and palmette ornaments in deep relief. To the upper right of the central group, a small incuse logo of the Eternal Sculptures series appears above the inscriptions ETERNAL SCULPTURES and LEDA AND THE SWAN in quotation marks. The Roman numeral date MMXIX is inscribed within a rectangular cartouche at the base of the decorative border. |
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| Mintage | 2019 - Black Proof - 999 |
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Palau has operated as a prolific novelty bullion issuer since the late 1990s, licensing its monetary authority to European minting houses — primarily the Bavarian State Mint and later private operators — to produce collector pieces that never approach the island nation's shores. This coin is one such issue, with no meaningful connection to Palauan economic or political history.
The Leda mythology has appeared on collector coinage from multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, a practice driven by licensing competition among European distributors rather than any curatorial decision by Palau itself.