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5 Dollars Year of the Mouse, colored
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Diameter | 35.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Palau rendered in high relief at center, depicting a traditional Palauan outrigger canoe above a heraldic shield enclosing a sea god (Neptune figure) seated with trident and a mermaid amid ocean waves, with the inscription RAINBOW'S END in the lower portion of the shield. Six five-pointed stars are arranged in a vertical column along the left field. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU arcs along the upper rim on a darkened background, and the denomination 5$ appears in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed full-color depiction of a mouse seated on a patch of green grass, holding and gnawing a golden nugget or piece of cheese in its forepaws, rendered in naturalistic polychrome enamel. The Chinese character for rat/mouse (鼠) appears in the right field in relief against the silver background. A decorative border of linked circular and rectangular geometric motifs frames the inner design. The legend YEAR OF THE MOUSE arcs along the upper rim, and the date 2020 is inscribed in the lower field. |
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Palau has operated as a prolific commemorative mint client since the 1990s, issuing coins under licensing arrangements with foreign minting houses — primarily in Germany and Austria — that bear Palauan authorization but have no meaningful circulation history in the islands themselves. This piece belongs to a Chinese Lunar calendar series targeting the collector market in Southeast Asia and the diaspora, timed to the Year of the Rat cycle that began January 25, 2020.
The KM#856.2 suffix designation distinguishes the colorized variant from the plain bullion strike, a common cataloging split for this production type.