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5 Dollars Kiyomizu-Dera Temple
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | A detailed and partially colored rendering of the Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, dominates the central field, showcasing its iconic multi-tiered wooden main hall with characteristic sweeping cypress-bark roofs and the famous wooden stage supported by tall timber pillars. The lower portion of the design is enriched with applied color depicting lush green foliage and trees surrounding the temple precinct. The legend KIYOMIZU - DERA TEMPLE curves along the upper periphery, with the date 2010 inscribed to the left of the temple structure, and a circular WORLD OF WONDERS series logo appears in the upper right field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, producing themed series for foreign markets with no pretense of domestic circulation. This piece belongs to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World adjacents — a loose commercial franchise of "sacred places" issues that flooded the numismatic gift market in the late 2000s. Kiyomizu-dera, the 8th-century Buddhist and Shinto temple complex on the eastern hills of Kyoto, has been rebuilt multiple times — most recently in 1633 under Tokugawa Iemitsu.
The wooden stage extending from the main hall was constructed without a single nail.