Palau's first gold issue, released the year the republic struck its inaugural coinage series following independence from U.S. administration in 1994. The Marine Life Protection series, of which this piece is a part, was produced by the Austrian Mint under license — a common arrangement for small Pacific island nations with no minting infrastructure of their own.
Palau's first gold issue, released the year the republic struck its inaugural coinage series following independence from U.S. administration in 1994. The Marine Life Protection series, of which this piece is a part, was produced by the Austrian Mint under license — a common arrangement for small Pacific island nations with no minting infrastructure of their own.