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5 Dollars Petajavesi Old Church
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Central shield-shaped coat of arms of the Republic of Palau, depicting a traditional scene with a figure holding a trident flanked by marine imagery, surmounted by a star and accompanied by the motto RAINBOW'S END in the lower portion of the shield. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper rim, with decorative stars flanking the shield on either side. The face value 5$ appears in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Petäjävesi Old Church in central Finland was built between 1763 and 1765 by local craftsmen using traditional Lutheran log construction techniques, without a single architect involved. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994 as an outstanding example of Nordic ecclesiastical timber architecture. Palau has issued dozens of UNESCO-themed silver pieces under its ongoing commemorative program — a licensing arrangement that has little to do with Palauan culture or history and everything to do with the global collector market for small-denomination silver issues.