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5 Dollars Gilded Fortune
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the national arms of the Republic of Palau at centre, depicted as a shield with a traditional figure flanked by decorative flora, surmounted by a traditional outrigger canoe. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs across the upper field, with the subsidiary inscription RAINBOW'S END appearing within the lower portion of the arms. The denomination 5$ is struck in the lower central field, and the date 2020 appears at the base of the stalk. Six small stars are disposed symmetrically around the arms in the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Palau has operated as one of the more prolific issuer-for-hire programs in modern numismatics, licensing its sovereign authority to European mints — primarily in Germany and Austria — since the 1990s. The "Gilded Fortune" belongs to a collector-focused bullion-adjacent category that uses gold plating over fine silver to approximate the visual appeal of gold coinage at a fraction of the cost. These pieces are struck to order with no circulation mandate whatsoever. KM#854 sees no secondary demand from commerce, only from thematic collectors.