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5 Dollars Islands Dreams
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of Palau rendered in high relief, depicting a sea deity bearing a trident flanked by a mermaid figure, with a treasure chest and marine flora in the lower field, all within a shield surmounted by a compass star and crescent. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU curves along the upper periphery in Latin script, with six five-pointed stars arranged symmetrically on either side. Above the shield, a figure in a traditional outrigger canoe is depicted in flight. The denomination 5$ appears at the base of the field, flanked by decorative arc elements. The inscription RAINBOW'S END is incused within the lower portion of the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver dollars since 1992 under a licensing arrangement that effectively outsources its coinage program to private minting houses — the island nation itself has no mint. The "Islands Dreams" series belongs to a run of Palauan issues produced primarily for the collector market, never intended for domestic circulation in a country whose everyday currency is the U.S. dollar.
KM#190 is one of several 2006 Palauan issues struck by the Austrian Mint under contract.