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5 Dollars Year of the Rat
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#280 |
| Obverse description | The obverse displays the official seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at centre, depicting a frigate bird above a traditional Marshallese stick chart, flanked by a sailing canoe and coconut palm trees, with a radiant sun above and a conch shell to the left. The design is enclosed within a decorative chain border. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination $5 to the lower left and the date 1996 to the lower right. The Marshallese national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN appears along the lower arc, with the word SEAL inscribed on a cartouche at the base of the central device. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a stylised depiction of a rat rendered in an ornate East Asian artistic style, shown in profile facing left amid flowering plum blossoms and decorative scrollwork. The date 1996 is inscribed in the upper field. Two Chinese characters for rat appear in the lower centre field, flanked by the legend FIVE DOLLARS arcing along the lower periphery. The overall composition reflects the Chinese lunar calendar tradition commemorating the Year of the Rat. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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