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10 Dollars Beluga Whale
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Weight | 21.3 g |
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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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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s after the Compact of Free Association with the United States gave the republic a degree of financial autonomy, though lacking a central bank, these pieces were produced under contract by foreign mints rather than any domestic facility. The beluga series was part of an aggressive commemorative program that flooded the market throughout the early 1990s, ultimately undermining collector interest through sheer volume.
KM#134 circulated primarily through mail-order channels in the U.S. and never meaningfully entered circulation on the islands themselves.