Five Dollars Silver 2012 Half Dome, Coin from Palau - detailed information

This coin was issued in Palau.

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This coin is part of the "Mountains and Flora" series of over 60 coins released between 2009 and 2016. Throughout the series, which showcases the world’s most famous mountains, the successful initial design has been treated very conservatively - a mountain range in detailed relief in the background supplemented by a coloured native plant in the right-hand foreground. Not even the series name or placement of the issuing year have changed, making coins of this series highly recognisable and the entire set a beautiful homogeneous collection.

Several mini-series such as the "7 Summits" and the "Second 7 Summits", as well as several anniversary issues present popular approaches for collectors to get started with the Mountains and Flora series.

The series concluded in 2016 with the release of Mount Cook and Jungfrau. It is the most comprehensive coin collection of the world’s highest mountains ever minted.

Half Dome – CIT Coin Invest AG
The Mint says about this coin:

The Half Dome is situated in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. State of California and is 2693 m high. With its characteristic semi spherical shape, this mountain is the national parks landmark and together with El Capitan is one of the most photographed motives in it. The Half Dome consists of Granodiorite which is a very solid rock. Its rounded forms near the peak were formed by salt- and temperature weathering. This leads to the so-called desquamation – fine rock scaling or whole rock pieces which detach themselves from the face of the cliff. Every year thousands of hikers climb the Half Dome. If one is in good shape it can be climbed via the normal route. It takes skilled hikers eight to twelve hours to complete the ascent and descent comprising 25 km and 1500 m in height. Steel wires allow less experienced mountaineers to complete the last 120 m ascent – a gradient of over 45° on smooth flat rock. Since the beginning of 2010 a registration for the summit ascent is required for safety reasons. These registrations are limited. more
CIT Item ID: 26015
Country: Palau
Date of issue: 2012
Denomination: 5 Dollars
Material: Silver .925
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 2500 pcs