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2 Dollars Last Supper
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the coat of arms of the Republic of Palau is depicted in high relief within an inner raised circle, surrounded by six stars and flanked by radiating lines in the field. Below the arms, an open Bible is shown with rays of light emanating from its pages, symbolizing divine scripture. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 2$ appears in the center field below the arms. The series inscription BIBLICAL STORIES curves along the lower rim, and the series title RAINBOW'S END appears within the coat of arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU RAINBOW'S END 2$ BIBLICAL STORIES |
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Palau has operated a prolific commemorative coin program since the mid-1990s, largely administered through foreign minting and distribution partners rather than any domestic monetary infrastructure — the islands have no mint of their own. The program generates revenue through collector sales, not circulation, and religious iconography has been a recurring theme throughout it.
KM#735 is one of several issues in a series referencing Leonardo da Vinci's mural in Milan, painted directly onto the refectory wall of Santa Maria delle Grazie between approximately 1495 and 1498 using an experimental dry-plaster technique that began deteriorating almost immediately after completion.