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10 Dollars C-47 Skytrain
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1986-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the National Seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at centre, depicted in high relief within a circular border formed by an ornamental chain motif. The seal features a traditional Marshallese stick chart navigation device flanked by a frigate bird above and a canoe sail below, with a rising sun in the upper field and palm trees to the left. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs around the upper periphery, while the Marshallese national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN curves along the lower border. The denomination 10 and the date 1991 appear to the left and right sides respectively, flanking the central seal. The overall design is rendered in a medallic style consistent with the commemorative character of the issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | C-47 SKYTRAIN 10 TEN DOLLARS S |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing legal tender collector coins in 1986 under a monetization program that had no functional domestic currency infrastructure — the US dollar circulates as the official currency, making these pieces commemoratives in every practical sense. The C-47 Skytrain issue honors a transport aircraft that flew extensively across the Pacific theater during World War II, a conflict whose island-hopping campaign turned Marshallese atolls into strategic flashpoints and left Kwajalein and Enewetak as two of the most heavily contested landings of 1944.