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50 Dollars Wells Cathedral
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an equally elaborate ultra-high relief depiction of another interior space of Wells Cathedral, believed to be the Chapter House vestibule, featuring a soaring fan-vaulted ceiling springing from a single slender central pillar with an ornate capital. The walls are adorned with intricate Gothic blind arcading and tracery, rendered with exceptional sculptural precision. An arched window to the right contains an inlaid stone insert of deep blue and violet hues, evoking the luminous quality of medieval stained glass. Along the lower margin of the field, the inscriptions Tiffany Art and Wells Cathedral appear in decorative Gothic script, flanking the date 2017. |
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Wells Cathedral's central tower collapsed in 1322, and the rebuilding campaign that followed — including the famous scissor arches inserted by master mason William Joy around 1338 — was a structural improvisation that had no real precedent in English Gothic architecture. Those arches remain standing today precisely because the solution was so unconventional. Palau has issued large-format kilo silver pieces under various cathedral and landmark programs since the mid-2000s, and this entry in that series was struck by the Mint of Poland, which has handled most of the republic's high-end commemorative production.