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5 Dollars Hippos
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Aerial-perspective design depicting two hippopotamuses submerged in water, rendered in high relief against a rippling wave-patterned field. A mermaid figure is depicted in low relief to the left, with the legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU and denomination 5$ inscribed along the left field. A partially submerged log appears in the upper area of the field. The inscription HIPPOS and date 2023 appear in the upper right field, presented in mirror-image orientation consistent with the coin's double-sided viewing concept. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU 5$ HIPPOS 2023 |
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Palau has operated a prolific commemorative coin program since the 1990s, licensing its sovereign issuing authority to European minting houses — primarily in Austria and Germany — that design and sell the pieces with little connection to the island nation itself. This hippo issue is one of hundreds produced under that arrangement, aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than circulation.