NAUTILUS ON BEAUTIFUL
MULTI-COLOR PALAU SILVER COIN
Palau was formerly a
United States Trust Territory in the South Pacific. This beautiful 38mm
silver Proof 1994 Five Dollar coin from Palau commemorates its
independence from the United States in 1994. It features multi-color
design of a nautilus rising above the coral in the moonlight on one
side and Neptune and a topless mermaid on the other.
BEAUTIFUL
MULTI-COLOR TUVULU TURTLE COIN
This gorgeous Proof
dollar from the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu features a bright
silver Hawksbill Turtle against a multi-color background. The
obverse pictures Queen Elizabeth. The 38.6mm coin contains 25 grams of
sterling silver and has a mintage of just 2500 pieces. The
2010 dated 1 Dollar coin was struck by the B.H. Mayer Mint in Germany.
SUMO WRESTLING COIN FROM TUVALUPalau 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
copper-nickel
One Dollar coins. 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.
All coins are approximately 38mm in diamater and are Prooflike.
MULTI-COLORED AIRPLANE COIN FROM THE CONGO
MULTI-COLORED FIJI WILDLIFE COINS
MULTI-COLOR DOG COINS FROM SOMALIA
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