50 Dollars The three "Wise Men" on camels

Kiribati has no indigenous gold-working tradition and no mint of its own — all its commemorative coinage is produced under contract, this piece almost certainly struck by the Perth Mint, which handled the bulk of Pacific island nation issues through the 1990s. The Three Magi series was part of a broader wave of Christian-themed gold miniatures marketed to collectors and gift buyers ahead of the year 2000, when millennial religious commemoratives flooded the market from every small issuing authority with access to a licensing arrangement.

KM#34 is a 1/4 oz equivalent issue, a format Perth favored for affordability without sacrificing .999 fineness.