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| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1996 1964 1/2 MUSTANG FORD FIVE DOLLARS |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in 1986 under authority granted by the Coinage Act of that year, quickly building a catalog of themed collector pieces targeting the American market. This Mustang issue appeared during Ford's sustained celebration of the pony car's anniversary years, with 1994 having marked the model's thirtieth year in production.
These pieces were never legal tender in any practical sense — the Marshall Islands had no significant circulating coinage infrastructure, and the $5 denomination existed purely as a collector vehicle distributed through Franklin Mint-style mail-order channels.