Palau has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, producing hundreds of themed releases with no connection to domestic monetary circulation. This piece is part of that export-collector trade, struck for the international bullion and novelty market rather than any transactional use in Palau itself — a country whose everyday currency remains the U.S. dollar.
Palau has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, producing hundreds of themed releases with no connection to domestic monetary circulation. This piece is part of that export-collector trade, struck for the international bullion and novelty market rather than any transactional use in Palau itself — a country whose everyday currency remains the U.S. dollar.