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10 Dollars Evening Star
| Issuer | Government of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed three-quarter view of the British Railways Standard Class 9F steam locomotive known as 'Evening Star' (No. 92220), rendered in high relief traversing the field from left to right. A dramatic billowing plume of steam and smoke rises from the locomotive's chimney and fills the upper field. The legend 'TEN DOLLARS' arcs prominently along the upper border in large raised letters. The name 'EVENING STAR' is inscribed in small capitals along the lower portion of the field just below the locomotive, with the date '1996' positioned along the bottom of the coin. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Marshall Islands issued a prolific series of commemorative dollars throughout the 1990s, largely aimed at the collector market rather than circulation. Nordic Gold — an alloy of copper, aluminum, zinc, and tin developed by the Swedish company Nordic Gold AB in the early 1990s — was adopted by several issuers during this period as a cost-effective substitute for actual gold-colored coinage. The Marshall Islands had no domestic mint; these pieces were produced under contract.
KM#379 is one of dozens of thematic issues from this run, notable mainly for the alloy choice at a time when Nordic Gold was still a relative novelty in commemorative production.