Palau has no indigenous ocelot population — the species is native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States down through Argentina. Palau's wildlife-themed silver program has long issued coins depicting fauna entirely unrelated to the Pacific island nation, a commercial strategy driven by the collector bullion market rather than any national or ecological connection to the subject.
Palau has no indigenous ocelot population — the species is native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States down through Argentina. Palau's wildlife-themed silver program has long issued coins depicting fauna entirely unrelated to the Pacific island nation, a commercial strategy driven by the collector bullion market rather than any national or ecological connection to the subject.