Gold Half Gram (2022) Baseball, Coin from Palau - detailed information

The Republic of Palau is an island country in the western Pacific, in free association with the United States. In one way or another, the country has been under US administration since it was established, and has never had its own separate currency - it has always used the US Dollar. However, Palau allows some foreign mints to issue coins under its authority; these are denominated in US Dollars but are only legal tender in Palau, so can in a way be considered to be in "Palau Dollars", even though such a currency does not officially exist.

The coins are usually dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself. Many of them are in the internationally popular half gram (0.5g) of gold collector format.

The Baseball coin is part of the large Golden Highlights series of specially shaped gold mini-coins by CIT Coin Invest.

The mint says about this coin:
From the excitement of opening day to the thrill of fall pennant races, every year millions enjoy “America’s pastime”. Whether its cheering on the home team on a sunny afternoon or being a young little leaguer dreaming of a shot to hit the game winning run during the bottom of the ninth, baseball has been a part of American life since the 1800’s.

Coins in the series are shaped like the objects they represent; for a basketball, the shape happens to be round as in normal coins. Like all other gold half grams in the special shapes series, the date of issue is not written on the coin.