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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 script | Chinese, Latin |
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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.