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5 Dollars Colossus of Rhodes
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Palau occupies the central field within a shield-shaped escutcheon, depicting a sea deity holding a trident flanked by a mermaid and a treasure chest amid ocean waves, with a crescent moon and star above. A traditional Palauan canoe with a figure appears at the top of the shield. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper rim, flanked by eight five-pointed stars. The inscription RAINBOW'S END appears within the lower portion of the shield, and the denomination 5$ is placed in the exergue below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver dollars under various licensing arrangements since the 1990s, and this "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" series sits squarely in that commercial tradition — produced for the collector market with no meaningful circulation history. The Colossus of Rhodes, erected around 280 BC and toppled by earthquake in 226 BC, stood for fewer than 55 years before falling. Ancient sources describe the bronze statue lying in ruins for nearly nine centuries before Arab forces melted the remains down following the conquest of Rhodes in 654 AD.