Silver Three Ounces 2018 Tutankhamun's Mask, 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 standard bullion sizes, including the large three troy ounces (3oz) of silver format.

The Mint says about this coin:
One of the highlights of the World Money Fair 2018 in Berlin was the 3D Shaped Tutankhamun Mask.

Tutankhamun’s mask, or the funerary mask of Tutankhamun, is the death mask of the 18th dynasty ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned 1332-1323 BC). It was discovered by Howard Carter in 1925 in tomb KV62 and is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The mask is one of the most well known works of art in the world.