Coin | Silver Kilo 2022 Tiffany Art Metropolis - Roma |
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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. Some of them are in the very large one kilogram (1kg) of silver format.
This coin is part of the Tiffany Art Metropolis series by CIT Coin Invest, and is dedicated to the city of Rome (in Italian: Roma).
The mint says about it: This is the second edition of the successful Tiffany Art Metropolis series. The 2022 release is dedicated to the capital of Italy - Rome. Hardly any other city can offer such a combination of modern lifestyle and ancient history. In one moment you can enjoy the latest fashion trends at high street, and in the next moment, just around the corner, you are facing a historic sight as a contemporary witness of the Roman Empire.
The reverse shows Rome from a bird’s-eye view highlighting selected buildings like the Colosseum, Vatican, Pantheon or Trevi Fountain. You can easily lose yourself in the highly detailed huge road network thanks to the enhanced smartminting technology. The obverse pictures one of the most famous bridges of Rome, Ponte Sant’ Angelo. This was originally built in 134 AD by Roman emperor Hadrian to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the tower Castel Sant' Angelo.
The Tiffany Art glass that the series is known for winds through the city as a representation of the River Tiber. The way the green coloured glass appears to literally divide the coin in half is a ground-breaking achievement of numismatic technology! |
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The obverse of the coin features the unofficial "Emblem of Palau" used on much of the country's coinage. It has an ornate shield at centre, on which is depicted the sea god Neptune, crowned and seated on a round stone and holding a trident in his left hand; on the right, a bare breasted mermaid; on the left, a treasure chest. The ground is a beach, featuring waves and a starfish. Above Neptune, a star. Below the waves, the inscription RAINBOW'S END. Above the shield is a native rowing in a single-outrigger canoe.
Around above, surrounded by three stars on the left and three stars on the right, the name of the country: *** REPUBLIC OF PALAU ***.
Below, the face value 50$ (fifty dollars).
The emblem and inscription are small and are in a circle in the upper left part of the obverse.
The rest of the design depicts a view of the Ponte Sant’ Angelo bridge in Rome, with Castel Sant' Angelo in the background. Below, the inscription ROMA ti amo (from Italian: Rome, I love you). A green glass insert represents the Tiber river. |
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The reverse shows the city of Rome from a bird's-eye view, highlighting selected buildings like the the Colosseum, the Vatican with the San Pietro basilica, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain.
A green glass insert running across the design represents the river Tiber.
Overlaid on the map below, the inscription METROPOLIS, below which Tiffany Art 2022. |
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Reverse Inscription |
METROPOLIS Tiffany Art 2022 |
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Edge | Plain, inscribed | Edge Inscription | [serial number] |
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Notes | Finish: proof, glass insert, smartminting (Ultra High Relief), edge numbering. Packaging: in a capsule with designer stand, with a Certificate of Authenticity. CIT Item ID: 29913 |
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See also |
Coins in the Tiffany Art and Tiffany Art Metropolis series include: - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art, (Liberia) 2004 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art, (Liberia) 2005 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Renaissance, (Palau) 2007 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Mannerism, (Palau) 2008 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Baroque, (Palau) 2009 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Rococo, (Palau) 2010 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Manueline, (Palau) 2011 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Neoclassicism, (Palau) 2012 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Venetian Gothic, (Palau) 2013 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Baroque Dresden, (Palau) 2014 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Baroque Dresden, (Palau) 2014 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Alhambra de Granada, (Palau) 2015 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Nasrid Style, (Palau) 2015 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Amar Sagar, (Palau) 2016 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Jain Art, (Palau) 2016 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Wells Cathedral, (Palau) 2017 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Decorated, (Palau) 2017 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Sammezzano, (Palau) 2018 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Orientalism, (Palau) 2018 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Angkor, (Palau) 2019 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Khmer, (Palau) 2019 - 5 oz Gold, Tiffany Art - Isfahan, (Palau) 2020 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art - Isfahan, (Palau) 2020 - 5 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Isfahan, (Palau) 2020 - 3 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Isfahan, (Palau) 2020 - 2 oz Silver, Tiffany Art - Isfahan, (Palau) 2020 - 5 oz Gold, Tiffany Art Metropolis - Notre-Dame (Paris), (Palau) 2021 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - Paris, (Palau) 2021 - 5 oz Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - Notre-Dame (Paris), (Palau) 2021 - 3 oz Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - Paris, (Palau) 2021 - 5 oz Gold, Tiffany Art Metropolis - San Pietro (Rome), (Palau) 2022 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - Roma, (Palau) 2022 - 5 oz Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - San Pietro (Rome), (Palau) 2022 - 3 oz Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - Roma, (Palau) 2022 - 1 kg Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - London, (Palau) 2023 - 3 oz Silver, Tiffany Art Metropolis - London, (Palau) 2023
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