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10 Dollars Neuschwanstein
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a highly detailed, deeply struck rendering of the ornate interior of Neuschwanstein Castle, featuring grand vaulted arches, elaborately carved columns, gilded chandeliers, and richly decorated ceilings with angelic and figural reliefs rendered in fine relief. To the lower left, a shield-shaped cartouche bears the coat of arms of the Republic of Palau with the legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcing above and RAINBOW'S END inscribed below within the cartouche. An inset rectangular piece of genuine amber is set into the right-centre field, evoking the warm tones of the castle's opulent interior decor. The denomination 10 DOLLARS appears in raised lettering along the lower rim. The entire composition is finished in antique style, accentuating the sculptural depth of the design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau has issued collector silver under its own authority since 1992, a consequence of the Compact of Free Association with the United States, which grants the island nation full sovereignty over its own coinage despite using the US dollar as circulating currency. The Neuschwanstein issue belongs to a long-running series of Palauan commemoratives targeting the European collector market, where demand for romanticized Bavarian imagery runs reliably high.
Neuschwanstein itself was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1869 and was never finished during his lifetime. Ludwig died under disputed circumstances in 1886 — officially by drowning, widely suspected otherwise — just days after being declared mentally unfit to rule.