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10 Dollars FS Group 691
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 34.7 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Republic of the Marshall Islands occupies the central field, featuring a stylized frigatebird with outstretched wings above a traditional Marshallese outrigger canoe sailing on the sea, with a rising sun at the top and crossed traditional implements in the background. A decorative rope-and-bead border frames the design. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination 10$ and date 1996 flanking the arms at the sides. A scroll inscribed SEAL appears below the central device, with the national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN completing the lower legend. |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter front view of the Italian State Railways FS Group 691 steam locomotive is depicted in high relief, rendered in fine detail showing the boiler, driving wheels, running gear, and a trailing coach, with billowing smoke issuing from the smokestack. The locomotive appears to advance toward the viewer at a slight left angle, conveying a strong sense of motion and mechanical power. The bold legend TEN DOLLARS curves along the upper left field. The designation FS GROUP 691 is inscribed in the lower right field, and the date 1996 appears prominently in large numerals along the lower rim. |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing brass collector dollars in the early 1990s through a program administered off-island, with most pieces struck by the Pobjoy Mint or foreign contractors rather than any domestic facility — the islands have no mint of their own. "FS Group 691" designates a U.S. Navy fighter squadron, and the RMI's coin program during this period leaned heavily on American military themes, a reflection of the islands' decades under U.S. administration following the post-WWII Trust Territory arrangement that persisted until independence in 1986.