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5 Dollars Ama Dablam
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed relief depiction of Ama Dablam, the iconic Himalayan peak in Nepal, its dramatic rocky faces and snow-covered ridges rendered with fine three-dimensional modeling across most of the field. In the lower right, a spray of alpine flora is rendered in full color, featuring yellow and orange blossoms against green foliage. The inscriptions AMA DABLAM and 6856 m appear in the lower central field, with the date 2012 on a banner scroll below. The series legend MOUNTAINS & FLORA arcs prominently along the upper rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver in volume since the late 1990s, much of it targeting the thematic collector market rather than any domestic monetary need — the island nation's official currency is the U.S. dollar. The Ama Dablam issue belongs to a mountain-series run produced for that market, with distribution handled almost entirely through European dealers and the secondary hobby trade.
Ama Dablam itself was first summited in 1961 by a New Zealand-led expedition that included climbers from the original 1953 Everest team.