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5 Dollars Silver Gecko
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 USD) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU 5$ GECKO 1OZ - AG.999 2018 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Palau has operated a prolific commemorative bullion program since the 1990s, issuing coins almost entirely for the collector market rather than domestic circulation — the republic's functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The Gecko series sits within a broader wave of Pacific-issued silver rounds that exploit Palau's sovereign minting rights while targeting European and Asian collector markets, where animal-themed silver has commanded reliable premiums since the mid-2000s.
KM#799 was struck at a private European facility under licensing arrangements common to Palauan issues of this period.