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10 Dollars A6M Reisen
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Diameter | 34.5 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS $10 1991 JEPILPLIN KE EJUKAAN |
| Reverse description | A dramatic depiction of three Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zero) fighter aircraft in formation fills the central field, rendered in fine relief with precise mechanical detail including roundel markings and fuselage identification number 02-112 visible on the lead aircraft. A fourth aircraft is shown in the distance at upper left, suggesting aerial combat or patrol formation. The legend A6M REISEN arcs prominently along the upper portion of the field in bold lettering. The denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed in two lines at the bottom of the reverse field. |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s through a licensing arrangement that outsourced production entirely — these pieces were never intended for circulation and functioned primarily as collector revenue instruments for a nation with no domestic mint. The A6M Reisen series reflects a broader wave of Pacific theater aviation commemoratives issued around the 50th anniversary of World War II.
The A6M, designed by Jiro Horikoshi, entered service in 1940 and outclassed every Allied fighter it encountered in the Pacific's early engagements. Its range was achieved partly by eliminating the pilot's armor plating entirely.