Palau has issued commemorative silver in high volume since the 1990s, frequently licensing classical and world heritage themes through the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) in Liechtenstein — the actual production facility behind much of this output. The Zeus at Olympia piece is part of a broader Seven Wonders series, none of which have any monetary relationship to Palau itself, whose legal tender framework accommodates foreign-produced commemoratives under a long-standing arrangement with the U.S. dollar as its functional currency.
Pheidias's original chryselephantine statue was destroyed in antiquity — probably in the 5th century AD — and is known only through ancient descriptions and coin imagery from Elis.
Palau has issued commemorative silver in high volume since the 1990s, frequently licensing classical and world heritage themes through the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) in Liechtenstein — the actual production facility behind much of this output. The Zeus at Olympia piece is part of a broader Seven Wonders series, none of which have any monetary relationship to Palau itself, whose legal tender framework accommodates foreign-produced commemoratives under a long-standing arrangement with the U.S. dollar as its functional currency.
Pheidias's original chryselephantine statue was destroyed in antiquity — probably in the 5th century AD — and is known only through ancient descriptions and coin imagery from Elis.