5 Dollars Sobachi

Palau has issued an extraordinary volume of themed commemorative silver since the 1990s, much of it produced by the Austrian Mint under contract and sold directly to the collector market — never intended for circulation and never achieving it. "Sobachi" refers to the Russian word for canine, placing this piece within a recurring animal-themed series marketed heavily toward Eastern European collectors. Mintages on these Palauan issues are typically controlled and low, though secondary market depth is thin.