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10 Dollars Doolittle Raiders of Tokyo
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the National Arms of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at center, featuring a frigatebird with outstretched wings above a traditional outrigger canoe on the sea, flanked by palm trees at left and a sailboat at right, with a radiant sun above. The entire device is encircled by a chain-link border. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper field, while $10 appears at the left and 1992 at the right; the motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN and the word SEAL are inscribed along the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a dynamic commemorative composition depicting Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle in three-quarter portrait facing left at upper center, surrounded by sixteen B-25B Mitchell medium bombers in flight formation across the field. In the lower portion, the USS Hornet (CV-8) aircraft carrier is rendered in profile on the sea. The legend TO . THE . HEROES . OF . THE . RAID . ON . TOKYO runs around the periphery in four segments, with the denomination TEN DOLLARS inscribed in the lower field and the dual dates 1942 . 1992 in the exergue, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the raid. |
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| Mintage | 1992 R |
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