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 Gingerbread Man coin is part of the large Golden Highlights series of specially shaped gold mini-coins by CIT Coin Invest.
The Mint says about it: "Every family has annual festive traditions during the Christmas season. Especially in families with children, baking Christmas biscuits is clearly one of them. Dough-covered tables, flour-dusted children, soft Christmas music in the background and, of course, secretly snacking on unfinished pastry is simply part of it. Christmas scent fills the house and while cutting out and decorating gingerbread men, stars or fir trees, a gloomy December afternoon flies by."
The coin is shaped like a gingerbread man. Like all other gold half grams in the special shapes series, the date of issue is not written on the coin. |