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5 Dollars Shark
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | A seated mermaid with flowing hair adorned with a flower occupies the central field, her scaled tail curling to the left amid stylized ocean waves. In the upper left field, a traditional sailing vessel is depicted on the water. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the left rim, with the date 1999 continuing along the right rim. The denomination 5$ appears in the lower field. The design is framed by a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | A large shark is depicted in full color swimming through a vibrant coral reef scene, rendered in polychrome enamel applied to the central field. The underwater tableau features red and orange coral formations, sea fans, and rocky outcroppings beneath a blue sky with a wave motif separating sea from sky. The legend MARINE LIFE PROTECTION curves along the upper rim in raised Latin letters. The entire colorized scene is enclosed within a beaded inner border. |
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Palau began issuing collector-oriented silver dollars in 1994 under a licensing arrangement that effectively outsourced the program — design, production, and distribution were handled by foreign minting and marketing firms, with Palau lending its issuing authority. The shark series from 1999 falls squarely within that model, produced for the international thematic collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose.
Mintage figures for this issue were never published by the issuing authority.