Pearl 2009 – Jewels of the Sea
Presented by
Coin Invest Trust (Lichtenstein)
Nominal value
5 Dollars (Republik of Palau)
Production quality
Proof, partially colored, inset: a real pearl
Designer
Coin Invest Trust (Lichtenstein)
Producer
B.H. Mayer’s Kunstpraegeanstalt (Germany)
Description of obverse and reverse
Obverse: Coat of Arms Palau and a nominal value.
Reverse: The effigy of colored cockleshell with a pearl insert. The pearl is a piece of jewellery with a tremendous symbolic significance. It has fascinated human beings in all cultures for millenniums. The pearl symbolises femininity, preciousness and purity. The ancient Greeks named the pearl Aphrodite, goddess of love.