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10 Dollars Beluga Whale

Issuer Republic of the Marshall Islands
Year 1993
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Obverse description The obverse displays the official seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands rendered in high relief at the centre of the field, enclosed within a decorative chain border. The seal features a frigatebird with outstretched wings in the centre, flanked by traditional Marshallese symbols including crossed paddles and a traditional sailing canoe, with a radiant sun above and an atoll shoreline below. A scroll bearing the word SEAL appears at the base of the central device. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination $10 at the left and the date 1993 at the right, while the national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN curves along the lower periphery.
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Reverse description The reverse presents a naturalistic underwater scene depicting two beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) swimming in the lower half of the field, rendered in fine sculptural detail with characteristic rounded foreheads and pale bodies. A horizontal waterline divides the composition, above which an Arctic seascape is shown with rugged ice-covered mountains and open water under a clouded sky. The legend BELUGA WHALE arcs prominently along the upper periphery in bold relief lettering. The denomination 10 DOLLARS appears in the lower left field, with the date 1993 inscribed along the lower rim.
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