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50 Dollars Cthulhu
| Uitgever | Palau |
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| Jaar | 2023 |
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| Gewicht | 1000 g |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents an extraordinarily high-relief sculptural depiction of Cthulhu, the Great Old One of H.P. Lovecraft's mythos, rising from a turbulent ocean. The creature's massive, tentacled visage dominates the upper field, its glowering eyes inlaid with vivid red enamel colour inserts, lending a striking and menacing effect. Massive writhing tentacles extend outward and downward, enveloping a fully rigged three-masted sailing ship rendered in fine detail at the centre of the composition, whose hull and sails are partially obscured by the beast's coiling appendages. The surface of the field and creature alike are treated with an antiqued finish that accentuates the deep relief and textural contrasts of the design. The date 2023 appears in the lower left of the field. |
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Palau has operated a prolific novelty bullion program since the 1990s, licensing pop-culture and horror-adjacent intellectual property to mint issues aimed squarely at collector markets rather than circulation. This piece sits in that commercial tradition. H.P. Lovecraft's creation entered the public domain in the United States in 1937 upon his death, making the licensing straightforward — though Palau's authority to issue legal tender denominations is itself a function of its Compact of Free Association with the United States, which guarantees the dollar as its official currency while permitting independent commemorative coinage.
At one kilogram, production tolerances at this diameter push die alignment to its practical limits.