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| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse lettering | 1998 1967 CAMARO FIVE DOLLARS |
| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s under a licensing arrangement that turned the republic's mint authority into something closer to a novelty production house. This Camaro piece is part of a sprawling series celebrating American automotive history — a subject with no geographic or historical connection to the Marshall Islands whatsoever. The coins circulated as legal tender in name only; none entered commerce in any meaningful sense.
The first-generation Camaro debuted for the 1967 model year as GM's direct response to the Ford Mustang, which had been on the market since 1964.