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5 Dollars Year of the Ox
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 USD) |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, three-dimensional effigy of a powerful ox stands in full profile facing right at center, rendered with fine sculptural detail including muscular flanks, curved horns, and a tufted tail. The animal is depicted standing on a grassy ground line. The Chinese character for ox (牛) appears in gold gilding to the left of the figure. The upper rim features the legend YEAR OF THE OX in gold-gilded lettering, framed by an ornate border of Chinese key-pattern and circular dot motifs, also gilt. The date 2021 is inscribed at the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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Palau has operated a prolific bullion and collector coin program since the 1990s, licensing its monetary authority to foreign minting houses — primarily in Europe — to produce themed issues largely targeting the global collector market rather than domestic circulation. This piece is one of dozens of annual lunar-series coins issued under that arrangement, with the actual minting almost certainly contracted to a European facility rather than struck on the island itself.
The KM#895 reference places it within a well-documented but densely populated section of the Krause catalog for Pacific island issues.