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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Red Ball Express

Issuer Niue
Year 2019
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Reverse description A colorized photographic montage commemorating the World War II Allied Red Ball Express supply route operation. The central scene depicts military personnel alongside a convoy of Allied supply trucks rendered in a black-and-white photographic style, with a prominent roadside sign reading 'RED BALL HIGHWAY / STAY ON THE / KEEP 'EM ROLLING!' A single applied red enamel dot appears on the sign as a color accent. At the lower center, a gilt '75 YEARS' anniversary medallion insert marks the 75th anniversary of the operation. Radiating lines in the background add dynamism to the composition, and the legends 'WWII ALLIED RED BALL EXPRESS' arc along the upper periphery, with 'ONE DOLLAR', 'ON TRACK TO VICTORY', and the operational dates '25 AUG - 16 NOV 1944' inscribed along the lower and right fields.
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Reverse lettering WWII ALLIED RED BALL EXPRESS RED BALL HIGHWAY STAY ON THE KEEP 'EM ROLLING 75 YEARS ONE DOLLAR ON TRACK TO VICTORY 25 AUG - 16 NOV 1944
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