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5 Dollars Bill Murray
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU RAINBOW'S END 5$ |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely engraved left-facing portrait bust of American actor Bill Murray, rendered with detailed hair and facial modeling against a highly polished mirror field. The curved legend AVOID THE ORDINARY arcs along the upper periphery within a reeded inner border. The date 2022 appears to the left of the bust in the field, while the motto IN BILL WE TRUST is inscribed to the right. The fineness and weight specification 1oz. .999 FINE SILVER is inscribed along the lower inner border. |
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Palau has built a cottage industry around celebrity and pop-culture coinage, issuing numismatic novelties under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the island nation's own history or monetary needs. The "Bill Murray" issue is part of that program — a legal-tender collector piece produced entirely for the international novelty market, with no domestic circulation intended or achieved.
Palau's coinage rights derive from its Compact of Free Association with the United States, under which the US dollar serves as official currency, leaving Palau free to issue commemorative pieces unburdened by any practical monetary function.