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5 Dollars The Fall of the Berlin Wall
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Palau occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield with a seated Neptune figure holding a trident, flanked by a mermaid, set against a backdrop featuring a crescent moon and a star. The shield is framed by an ornate border of stylised floral and wave motifs. Above the arms, a traditional Palauan outrigger canoe is shown in the upper field. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper periphery, with eight five-pointed stars evenly distributed around the rim. The denomination 5$ appears in the lower field beneath the coat of arms. The inscription RAINBOW'S END appears within the lower portion of the shield. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Palau has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since 1992, licensing designs to the European minting industry — this piece was almost certainly produced by a contracted European mint rather than any facility in Palau itself, which has no domestic minting infrastructure. The Berlin Wall fell on the night of November 9, 1989, after an East German spokesman misread a prepared statement at a press conference, inadvertently announcing that border crossings were open immediately. The resulting crowds overwhelmed checkpoints within hours.
The 25-year anniversary timing of this 2014 issue places it squarely in a crowded commemorative market saturated with Wall-themed releases from that cycle.