The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s under a licensing arrangement that turned the young nation's minting authority into a vehicle for the global collector market. The 1957 Corvette was a natural subject — that model year introduced the fuel-injected 283 cubic inch V8, the first American production engine to achieve one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement.
The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s under a licensing arrangement that turned the young nation's minting authority into a vehicle for the global collector market. The 1957 Corvette was a natural subject — that model year introduced the fuel-injected 283 cubic inch V8, the first American production engine to achieve one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement.