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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II USS Missouri
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Diameter | 35.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of the Republic of Nauru occupying the central field, comprising a quartered shield supported by two frigatebirds with outstretched wings, surmounted by a twelve-pointed star above a scroll inscribed 'NAOERO'. A ribbon scroll at the base bears the national motto 'GOD'S WILL FIRST'. The curved legend 'BANK OF NAURU' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '2017' prominently displayed in the lower field. Two raised dots flank the lower portion of the design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The USS Missouri (BB-63) earned its place in history as the site of Japan's formal surrender on September 2, 1945, making it arguably the most significant single vessel of the twentieth century's defining conflict. Nauru's connection to that moment is direct: the island was under brutal Japanese occupation from 1942 until the surrender itself, during which roughly a third of the Nauruan population perished.
The coin is aluminium bronze — a deliberate choice for a Pacific island nation with historically tight hard currency reserves.