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5 Dollars To the Heroes of Desert Storm
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#40 |
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| Reverse description | A bald eagle depicted in mid-flight, with wings fully spread, clutching an olive branch in one talon and a bundle of five arrows in the other, referencing the Operation Desert Storm coalition. A mint mark appears near the tail feathers. The commemorative legend TO THE HEROES OF DESERT STORM arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1991 and the denomination FIVE DOLLARS inscribed within the lower legend, completing the circular border inscription. |
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| Reverse lettering | TO THE HEROES OF DESERT STORM 1991 FIVE DOLLARS |
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s partly as a revenue mechanism, leveraging its U.S.-associated status to produce dollar-denominated pieces with legal tender status but no realistic circulation role. This Desert Storm issue appeared almost immediately after the cease-fire of February 1991 — fast enough that it reads more as opportunistic marketing than considered commemoration.
The Marshall Islands had particular reason to acknowledge American military operations: its territory hosts Kwajalein Atoll, a critical U.S. Army installation that served as a missile testing range throughout the Cold War and remains under American lease to this day.