Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Dollars S.M. 79 Sparviero
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | KM#140 |
| Obverse description | At centre, the national seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands rendered in high relief, depicting a frigate bird above a traditional outrigger canoe, crossed with a stick chart, palm trees, and a rising sun, all within a circular border. The denomination '$10' appears to the left of the seal and the date '1991' to the right. The legend 'REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS' arcs along the upper periphery, while the national motto 'JEPILPLIN KE EJUKAAN' curves along the lower periphery. The word 'SEAL' is inscribed on a small banner below the central device. The entire composition is framed by a beaded inner border and a rope-pattern outer border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS $10 1991 SEAL JEPILPLIN KE EJUKAAN |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The S.M.79 Sparviero was an Italian tri-motor medium bomber that, despite its ungainly appearance, became one of the most effective torpedo bombers of World War II — a reputation built largely in the Mediterranean against Allied shipping. This Marshall Islands commemorative was part of a prolific series of brass $10 pieces issued in the early 1990s targeting the collector novelty market rather than circulation.