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10 Dollars F6F HELLCAT
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed relief rendering of the Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft in three-quarter view occupying the upper and central field, with radiating lines suggesting speed or sunburst emanating behind it. A second, smaller enemy aircraft — rendered in a diving attitude consistent with a Japanese Zero — appears in the lower right field, evoking a combat scene from the Pacific Theater of World War II. The legend F6F HELLCAT arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 / TEN / DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower left field. The mintmark S appears to the right of center in the lower field. |
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The F6F Hellcat was the U.S. Navy's answer to the Japanese Zero's early dominance in the Pacific — designed by Grumman after combat data from captured Zero specifications was rushed to their engineers in 1942. By the time the type reached fleet service, it achieved a kill ratio exceeding 19:1 against Japanese aircraft. The Marshall Islands issued a long run of brass novelty commemoratives through the early 1990s targeting the collector market directly, with no genuine circulation intended.