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5 Dollars Pearl Oyster
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a colorized depiction of an open silver-lipped pearl oyster shell (Pinctada maxima) rendered in polychrome enamel with naturalistic green, yellow, and white tones occupying the central field. A single cultured pearl, finished in dark bronze luster, is inset at the center of the shell interior, serving as a genuine tactile element of the design. The upper portion of the field is treated with a matte finish, bearing the curved legend MARINE LIFE PROTECTION along the upper rim and the italicized species name pinctada maxima in the field below it. The date 2007 is inscribed along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau has issued collector silver under its own authority since 1992, despite having no domestic mint and conducting everyday commerce in U.S. dollars. The Pearl Oyster piece belongs to a marine life series that ran through the 2000s, produced almost certainly at a European contract mint — most likely B.H. Mayer in Germany, which handled the bulk of Palauan numismatic output during this period.
Palau's legal authority to issue coinage derives from its Compact of Free Association with the United States, which grants monetary autonomy while leaving the dollar as the functional currency. These pieces were never intended for circulation.