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10 Dollars Apostle Thomas
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1986-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-length classical figure of the Apostle Thomas, draped in flowing robes, standing facing slightly left with his right hand raised and holding a carpenter's square, his traditional iconographic attribute, while his left hand is lowered at his side. The figure is rendered in fine detail against a stippled field evoking a starry sky. The legend TEN DOLLARS and the date 1997 arc along the upper left periphery, while APOSTLE THOMAS arcs along the upper right, together framing the central devotional image. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Marshall Islands issued a prolonged series of brass "collector" dollars throughout the 1990s covering subjects from American astronauts to biblical figures — Thomas among them. These were struck by foreign mints under contract and never meaningfully circulated; the islands had no pressing need for a brass $10 denomination in daily commerce. The program was frankly revenue-driven, targeting the novelty collector market rather than serving any monetary function.
KM#392 is one of dozens of near-identical issues from this run, distinguished only by subject.