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10 Dollars Meet Any Hardship
| Issuer | Government of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars (10 USD) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of V-J Day, this coin references the famous quote attributed to Admiral William Halsey — "Hit hard, hit fast, hit often" — though the "Meet Any Hardship" phrasing draws more directly from John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address. The Marshall Islands issued commemorative coinage prolifically throughout the 1990s, producing dozens of brass and cupro-nickel pieces annually for the collector market rather than circulation. Eniwetok and Bikini atolls, both within Marshall Islands territory, were sites of American nuclear testing beginning in 1946 — a history the islands carry alongside any ceremonial association with Allied victory.