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500 Dollars Palace of Westminster
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar of the United States (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | A highly detailed architectural rendering of the Palace of Westminster occupies the full field of the obverse, depicting the Gothic Revival facade in extraordinary relief with prominent spires, including the Victoria Tower at left and the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) at right. At centre-lower, a rectangular aperture is inset with a red Tiffany-style art glass element depicting an arched doorway, with the legend 'Tiffany Art Metropolis' incuse to its left. The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Palau appears in the upper centre beneath an arching legend, with the denomination '500 Dollars' inscribed in the field below it. The date 2023 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Palau has operated one of the most prolific commemorative programs in the Pacific, issuing coins for decades under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the island nation's own history or economy. This piece belongs to a series leveraging the Tiffany glass technique — kiln-fired colored glass set into a coin's field — a method pioneered in numismatic production by the German mint B.H. Mayer in the early 2000s and since widely imitated.
The Palace of Westminster was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, sharing that status with Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church in the same declaration.