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2 Dollars Gorch Fock
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars (2 USD) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed, finely engraved broadside view of the three-masted sailing bark Gorch Fock under full sail, her hull rendered above a stippled sea. A decorative ribbon banner arching across the upper field bears the ship's name 'GORCH FOCK' in raised capital letters. The date '2008' is inscribed in the lower exergue beneath the vessel, completing the composition in a clean and classically nautical style. |
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The Gorch Fock II is the German Navy's sail training ship, commissioned in 1958 and still active — one of the longest-serving vessels of its type in any modern fleet. Palau has issued numerous nautical-themed silver pieces under licensing arrangements that have made it one of the more prolific small-nation issuers of collector coinage since the 1990s.
The Kahle reference indicates this falls within a documented series, suggesting multiple Gorch Fock issues exist under the same cataloging framework.