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10 Dollars Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphin
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field features a naturalistic composition of three long-snouted spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) rendered in fine detail. One dolphin leaps dynamically above the waterline in the upper portion of the field, while two additional dolphins swim gracefully below the surface in the lower field, their elongated rostra and streamlined bodies depicted with precision. The species name 'LONG-SNOUTED SPINNER DOLPHIN' arcs along the upper legend, the denomination '10 DOLLARS' appears in the lower left field, and the date '1993' is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing an extensive series of brass dollar coins in the early 1990s, a program driven almost entirely by the collector market rather than any domestic circulation need. The republic's currency relationship with the United States meant these pieces had no practical monetary role from the moment they were struck.
The long-snouted spinner dolphin — Stenella longirostris — is a genuine presence in Marshall Islands waters, known for the aerial spinning behavior that gives the species its name.