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 Golden Clover is part of the large Golden Highlights series of specially shaped gold mini-coins by CIT Coin Invest.
The Mint says about it: "The first mention of the four-leaf clovers bringing good luck was back in 1620 by Sir John Melton. They are quite rare to find with only 1 in 5000 being the lucky four-leaf variety. This lucky four-leaf clover coin is sure to not only bring luck but good fortune. A golden lucky charm in four-leaf clover shape with a silk finish. Although just 0.5 g the enhanced smartminting technology enables a diameter of 13.92 mm which makes it a perfect gift."
The coin is shaped like a four-leaf clover. Like all other gold half grams in the special shapes series, the date of issue is not written on the coin. |