PALAU

FLOWER SHAPE MULTICOLOR GOLD COIN

Enameled Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Gold Coin. This legal tender ONE Dollar coin was minted for one half gram of .999 fine gold. The green color on the reverse is an enameled coating that was applied at the mint. The coin is 11 millimeters in diameter.

EMBROIDERED SILVER PROOF COIN

This 38.6mm proof coin contains 20 grams sterling silver. An original color Swiss embroidery is included in this coin. The coin has a mintage of just 2012 pieces.

HEART SHAPE SILVER PROOF COIN

  This heart shaped sterling silver 5 Dollar coin from Palau features a multi-colored angel and a devil.  It bears the legend "Good Heavens".  The coin is approximately 37mm in diameter and contains 25 grams of sterling silver.  The arms of Palau is on the obverse.  The 2007 dated coin has a mintage of only 2500 pieces.  It is quite an unusual coin.

SILVER PROOF COIN WITH PINK PEARL

Palau continued their popular pearl coin series with the beauty of the Sea pink pearl.  The unusual pearl comes from the Queen Conch.  These animals can grow up to a remarkable size of 30 cm (1 foot), with a shell of over 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds).  They are considered a delicacy in the Caribbean and its population has declined dramatically in recent years. This Proof coin is 38.61 mm in diameter, weigh 25 grams and are struck in .925 fine (sterling) silver.  It has a mintage of just 2500 pieces.  The coins come in a capsule with a Certificate of Authenticity.

SILVER PROOF COIN WITH SEA PEARL

Palau continued their annual series of coins containing a pearl in 2013 with this "Secrets of the Sea" 5 Dollar sterling silver Proof coin. .  The coin features a freshwater pearl attractively mounted on the coin in a multi-colored image of on oyster shell.  The obverse features the arms of Palau. The 38.6 mm coin weighs 25 grams and has a mintage of just 2500 pieces.

SILVER PROOF COIN WITH GREEN PEARL

 In 2012 Palau issued this Proof sterling silver coin with an embedded green freshwater pearl. A green pearl is supposed to bring happiness and is believed to be a lucky symbol. The pearl is attractively mounted on the coin in a multi-colored image of on oyster shell. The obverse features the arms of Palau. The 38.6 mm coin weighs 25 grams and has a mintage of just 2500 pieces.

SILVER PROOF COIN WITH BLUE PEARL

This official 2010 Palau Pearl coin is titled "Treasures of the Sea" and contains a real embedded blue freshwater pearl.   The 5 Dollar partially colored Proof coin contains 25 grams of sterling silver and is 38.6mm in diameter.  The obverse features the arms of Palau.  This attractive coin has a mintage of just 2500 pieces.

BATTLE OF GRUNWALD

The former German colony of Palau commemorated the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg) on three 35mm square 1 Dollar coins. The battle took place on July 15, 1410 and was one of the most important battles in Medieval Europe and the largest battle to involve knights. The Teutonic Knights had been given a mission by the Pope to lead a crusade to Christianize against the pagan regions of Northern Europe. They successfully conquered and controlled Prussia and Livonia. Lithuania and Poland adopted Christianity, thus removing much of the rationale for the Knights crusade against them, however that did not stop the Knights from invading. The Knights were decisively defeated by the combined forces of Poland and Lithuania in the Battle of Grunwald, thus crippling the Knights ability to carry on further expansion and causing them to enter into a long period of decline. One coin features a multi-colored Polish knight on horseback in the heat of battle. Another shows a multi-colored Teutonic Knight in full armor with two swords. The last coin shows Vyautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his cousin, King Jagiello of Poland, who lead the victorious forces of Lithuania and Poland.The coins are dated 2010 and have the arms of Palau on the obverse. The coins are silver plated and have a Proof-Like finish. Only 2,500 of each coin were issued.

MULTICOLOR COINS

Palau is an independent nation made up of some 100 Islands in the Philippine Sea.  It has a population of less than 13,000.  They have passed through many hands. The Islands gained independence from the United States in 1994, who took them from Japan in World War II, who had taken them from Germany in 1914, who had purchased them from the Spanish in 1899.
In recent years it has issued a number of attractive multi-colored coins.  The coins are copper-nickel unles otherwise indicated.  One side of the coin usually features colorful tropical fish, while the other usually shows a topless mermaid in various poses. The series has become very popular with collectors.  Above three coins are approximately 38mm in diamater.  The copper-nickel coins are Prooflike and silver coins are Proof.




PRISMATIC PROOF COINS ON SEA FISH

PRISMATIC PROOF COINS ON BUTTERFLY 

These attractive 2008 coins from Palau feature a multi-color prismatic images of native butterflies. The brilliant colors flash and change as the coin is moved in the light. The blue butterfly is the Papilio Pericles, the orange and yellow butterfly is a Hebomoia Leucippe, while the green butterfly is the Graphium Agamemnon. The obverse of all the coins features the Palau coat-of-arms. These three 1 Dollar coins are Proof copper-nickel coins. The coins are 38.6mm in diameter, have mintages of 2500 each and are quite attractive. 

POKER DEALER BUTTON

Encased Corner from Las Vegas Card - BU Almost two inches in diameter, this large legal tender coin doubles as a dealer button for poker games of Texas Hold'em. The card corner you see is an actual piece of a card used in a Las Vegas Tournament. Turn this unique coin into your very own lucky piece.

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