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5 Dollars Shark
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the coat of arms of the Republic of Palau, depicted within an ornate shield, showing a traditional figure of Neptune alongside a mermaid above a treasure chest, with the inscription RAINBOWS END in the exergue of the shield. The arms are surrounded by an underwater scene populated with multiple small shark silhouettes swimming across the field, with coral or seaweed textures rendered in high relief along the upper portion. A three-dimensional rocky reef formation protrudes dramatically from the lower right of the coin in ultra-high relief, creating a strong sense of depth. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper rim in Latin script, while the denomination FIVE DOLLARS and the date 2017 are inscribed along the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU RAINBOW'S END FIVE DOLLARS 2017 |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver coinage under licensing agreements since the 1990s, with production typically handled by overseas mints rather than any domestic facility — the islands have no mint of their own. The shark series sits within a broader Pacific wildlife program that has generated dozens of types over two decades, making individual issues difficult to attribute to specific mintage limits without primary documentation from the issuing authority.
KM#771 is catalogued without a confirmed mintage figure in most major references.