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5 Dollars Clownfish
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 USD) |
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| Reverse description | A vivid full-color photographic application occupies the central field, depicting a clownfish (Amphiprioninae) rendered in brilliant orange and white with black outlines, swimming amid green and blue coral formations against a deep blue underwater background. The color insert fills the majority of the field within a beaded inner border. The legend MARINE LIFE PROTECTION arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering above the colored scene. |
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| Reverse lettering | MARINE LIFE PROTECTION |
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Palau's marine-themed silver program, launched in 1992 with the country's first commemorative issues, became one of the more commercially successful Pacific island coinage series of its era — driven almost entirely by collector demand rather than any domestic monetary need. The clownfish issue appeared the year after the release of Finding Nemo, a timing that was almost certainly not accidental.