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10 Dollars F6F HELLCAT
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the official seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands rendered in high relief at center, depicting a traditional Marshallese stick chart navigator figure with outstretched wings flanked by a sailing canoe to the right and a Spanish galleon to the left, with a radiant sun above and a fish in the upper right field. The seal is encircled by a decorative chain border, with the legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcing along the upper periphery and the Marshallese national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN along the lower periphery. The denomination $10 appears to the left and the date 1991 to the right within the chain border. The word SEAL is inscribed on a banner at the base of the central device. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The F6F Hellcat was the U.S. Navy's answer to the Japanese Zero's early dominance in the Pacific — designed by Grumman after combat data from captured Zero specifications was rushed to their engineers in 1942. By the time the type reached fleet service, it achieved a kill ratio exceeding 19:1 against Japanese aircraft. The Marshall Islands issued a long run of brass novelty commemoratives through the early 1990s targeting the collector market directly, with no genuine circulation intended.