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20 Dollars Bastet
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a richly detailed high-relief composition depicting iconic ancient Egyptian monuments in an antiqued finish. In the foreground, a large recumbent sphinx dominates the lower center, while two colossal seated pharaonic statues rise behind it to the left. The Great Pyramids of Giza are rendered in relief in the lower right field. The Republic of Palau coat of arms appears in an inset shield to the right of center, inscribed REPUBLIC OF PALAU and RAINBOW'S END. The denomination 20 DOLLARS is inscribed in the upper field, with the series title EGYPTIAN SYMBOLS II along the upper border and BASTET 2021 at the lower border, all surrounded by a ring of incuse Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vivid three-dimensional effigy of Bastet, the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, rendered as a seated black cat at center in bold high relief with applied color. The figure is finished in deep black enamel with gold-toned facial markings and eyes, and adorned with a multicolored usekh collar in red, green, teal, and blue enamel, as well as a gilded winged scarab pectoral pendant with a green scarab cabochon at the lower chest. The background field depicts a low-relief temple interior scene with hieroglyph-covered walls, Egyptian deity figures, and architectural elements rendered in an antiqued silver finish. The series title EGYPTIAN SYMBOLS II arcs along the upper border, with BASTET 2021 inscribed at the lower border, flanked by a ring of Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols. |
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