5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Iwo Jima

Tokelau, a New Zealand territory comprising three coral atolls in the South Pacific, has no indigenous coinage tradition and no circulating currency of its own — its coins are struck entirely for the collector market. This 1991 issue commemorates the flag-raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, fought in February–March 1945, one of the bloodiest engagements in the Pacific Theater. Of the six men photographed in Joe Rosenthal's iconic image, three were killed before the island was secured.