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2 Dollars Jasna Gora Monastery
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#426 |
| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the Republic of Palau is depicted centrally within a shield, featuring a traditional scene with a figure holding a trident, a reclining female figure, and a canoe above the escutcheon. The inscription REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper rim, flanked on either side by five stars arranged vertically in the field. The legend RAINBOW'S END appears in the lower portion of the shield, and the denomination 2$ is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Jasna Góra, the Pauline monastery in Częstochowa, has functioned as the spiritual center of Polish Catholicism since the 14th century and became a particular flashpoint during the Swedish invasion of 1655–57, when its successful defense against Carolus X Gustav's forces was credited — by contemporaries and later nationalists alike — to miraculous intervention. Palau has issued numerous small-denomination silver pieces under this broad "sacred places" framework, largely targeting the collector and gift markets in Catholic Europe.