text: what is a palladium ounce. what country is that currency used for adn what countries are these for? eritrea nafka brunei dollar burundi franc gibraltar pound lesotho loti seychelles rupee vanuata vatu palladium is a rare silver-white metal of the platinum group. it's extracted from copper and nickel ores. it is primarily used as an industrial catalyst and in jewelry. the only country that uses palladium to make it's actual coins is the country of tonga, but other countries use it in their commemorative coins.  as for the others that you list, the first word is the name of the country and the second word is the word used to describe that countries currency...such as "united states dollar" or "mexican peso".