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5 Dollars Mönch
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed, partially colorized panoramic view of the Mönch, a major Alpine peak in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The snow-covered rocky face of the mountain dominates the central and upper field, rendered with exceptional relief. To the lower right, a vivid cluster of purple alpine flowers is depicted in applied color, contrasting with the monochrome mountain scenery. The inscription MOUNTAINS & FLORA curves along the upper legend, while a cartouche at lower left bears the mountain's name and elevation MÖNCH 4,107 m, and the year 2014 appears on a ribbon banner at the lower center. |
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Palau has issued silver commemoratives prolifically since the 1990s, many produced by the Berna Mint or B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt on contract, targeting the collector market rather than any domestic circulation — the republic has no meaningful independent monetary infrastructure of its own. This piece belongs to a broader wave of themed religious and cultural issues that flooded the numismatic market through the 2010s, sold primarily through European dealer networks.
KM#484 has thin documentation in standard references, and mintage figures for Palauan issues of this type were rarely disclosed by issuing agents.