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1 Dollar Blueface Angelfish and Butterflyfish, Gold Proof Issue
| Issuer | Palau |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 1.24 g |
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| Obverse description | A nude mermaid reclines in a prone position at the center of the field, her flowing hair and fishtail rendered in fine relief against a mirror-like proof background. Coral formations extend to the right of the central figure, evoking the marine environment characteristic of this series. The legend REPUBLIC OF PALAU and the date 2001 arc along the upper periphery within a beaded border. The denomination 1$ appears in the lower field beneath the central motif. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF PALAU 2001 1$ |
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Palau began issuing small-format gold proofs in the early 2000s as part of a broader Pacific island strategy of licensing coin programs to foreign minting agencies — in this case almost certainly produced by a European contractor, most likely in Austria or Germany, with Palau lending its name and legal tender status to a collectibles market rather than any domestic monetary need. The dual KM reference numbers suggest this piece was catalogued separately across different editions of the Standard Catalog, a not uncommon administrative inconsistency for Palauan issues of this period.