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50 Dollars Baroque Dresden
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents an extraordinarily detailed high-relief rendering of a Baroque architectural facade, depicting the ornate exterior of a Dresden landmark with pilasters, sculptural figures, elaborate cartouches, and decorative friezes rendered in antique finish. At the center of the composition, an arched window niche is inset with a genuine red Tiffany art glass insert, its vivid crimson tones contrasting dramatically with the matte silver field. To the upper left, a recessed cartouche bears the Palauan state coat of arms accompanied by the legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU in a curved arc. The denomination 50 DOLLARS appears in bold letters to the lower left of the architectural composition. The entire design exemplifies the Tiffany Art series' signature combination of ultra-high relief minting and genuine art glass inlay. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a sweeping high-relief reproduction of a grand Baroque palace facade, widely recognized as the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, rendered with extraordinary sculptural depth in antique-finished fine silver. The composition features multiple tiers of ornate architecture adorned with allegorical statuary, atlantes, cornucopiae, foliate scrollwork, and elaborate pediments populated with mythological figures. At the center of the facade, an arched niche contains a genuine red Tiffany art glass insert, its translucent crimson surface providing a vivid chromatic accent within the monochromatic silver relief. A lower arched portal is flanked by muscular atlantes figures, above which the inscriptions BAROQUE DRESDEN, TIFFANY ART, and 2014 are rendered in period-appropriate calligraphic lettering within a recessed cartouche. The overall composition is a masterwork of die-engraving, capturing the exuberance and grandeur of the Central European Baroque architectural tradition. |
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