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20 Dollars Deng Xiaoping
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A portrait bust of Chinese statesman Deng Xiaoping facing right, rendered in detailed relief within a plain field. The legend DENG XIAOPING arcs along the upper periphery, with the commemorative birth and death years 1904 and 1997 flanking the portrait in the mid-field. The denomination legend TWENTY DOLLARS appears along the lower periphery, serving as a tribute to the influential Chinese leader. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Marshall Islands issued commemorative coinage prolifically throughout the 1990s under agreements with private minting contractors, targeting collector markets rather than domestic circulation. This piece honors Deng Xiaoping, who died in February 1997 — the same year China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong — making the timing less a coincidence than a calculated commercial decision by the issuer.