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5 Dollars Bavarian S 2/6
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Palau depicted within an ornate shield at centre, featuring a crowned Neptune seated and holding a trident, accompanied by a mermaid, with an open treasure chest and aquatic flora in the lower field, and an eight-pointed star above. A traditional Palauan canoe is shown above the shield. The circular legend 'REPUBLIC OF PALAU' arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by eight five-pointed stars on either side. The series title 'RAINBOW'S END' appears within the lower portion of the shield, and the denomination '5$' is inscribed at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed relief depiction of the Bavarian S 2/6 steam locomotive shown in three-quarter frontal view, travelling along rails toward the viewer with a passenger carriage visible to the left. Steam billows from the chimney stack into the upper field. The background features an Alpine landscape with coniferous trees and mountain peaks. A sprig of edelweiss decorates the lower left field. The legend 'BAYERISCHE S 2/6' arcs along the upper border within a beaded inner circle, and the commemorative dates '1907 - 2007' appear in the lower exergue. |
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Palau's "Bavarian S 2/6" belongs to a licensed series produced under agreements with the Bavarian state railways, commemorating the S-Bahn network's suburban rail expansion that reshaped Munich's urban commuting patterns ahead of the 1972 Olympic Games. The coins were struck by foreign mints on behalf of Palau, which has operated since the mid-1990s as one of the Pacific's most prolific issuing authorities for collector-market silver — a revenue strategy that has essentially nothing to do with domestic circulation.