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20 Dollars Washington
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Detailed high-relief depiction of the Arlington Memorial Bridge spanning the Potomac River, rendered in fine milled silver with the Lincoln Memorial visible in the left background and the Washington Monument rising in the distance. A row of stars arcs across the upper field beneath the bold legend WASHINGTON and the subtitle The American Experience. In the lower center of the field, the Republic of Palau coat of arms is displayed within a circular cartouche inscribed REPUBLIC OF PALAU and RAINBOW'S END, with the denomination 20$ below. The Potomac River in the lower portion of the design is accented with an inlaid blue element representing the water. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Palau has operated as a prolific licensing jurisdiction for novelty bullion since the 1990s, contracting private mints — predominantly in Europe — to produce oversized silver pieces bearing its name with minimal connection to the island nation itself. This piece is one such product: a large-format silver round issued under Palauan authority primarily for the collector bullion market, where the $20 face value carries no practical monetary function for a country that uses the US dollar.