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5 Dollars Independence
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a seated mermaid wearing a floral wreath, facing right, extending her hand toward Neptune, a bearded deity draped in robes and holding a trident, both figures set amid stylized ocean waves. A radiant sun with elongated rays occupies the upper central field between the two figures. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the denomination 5$ appears in the lower central field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a vivid colored underwater seascape dominated by a large nautilus shell rendered in polychrome tones of orange, yellow, and white at center right, set against a deep blue field depicting an ocean scene. Coral formations and sea plants appear in the lower foreground, while the upper portion of the field shows a calm sea horizon beneath a yellow moon in a twilight sky. The legend INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 1994 arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, commemorating Palau's independence in October 1994. |
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Palau achieved independence from United States administration on October 1, 1994, after decades of UN trusteeship — the last territory of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to do so. The 1994 independence coinage was struck almost simultaneously with the political transition itself, making KM#9 one of the earliest coins issued under Palauan sovereign authority.
The .900 fine silver specification mirrors the old U.S. standard, a quiet continuity given the islands' administrative history.