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5 Tala - Elizabeth II Pearl Harbor
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 5 Tala |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, showing Japanese aircraft in flight above a scene of battleships under assault, with billowing smoke clouds rising from the stricken vessels rendered in bold relief against a stippled field. The denomination $5 appears in the lower central field beneath the main design. The legend PEARL HARBOR arcs along the upper rim and DECEMBER 7th 1941 curves along the lower rim, both separated by raised dot stops, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tokelau's 1991 commemorative program leaned heavily on Pacific War themes, this piece marking the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The territory had no direct military role in December 1941, but its geographic position in the central Pacific placed it squarely within the strategic calculations of both the U.S. and Japanese navies throughout the war years.
Issued under New Zealand's administration, Tokelau's coinage authority has always been nominal — these pieces were never intended for circulation on the three atolls, where the effective population barely exceeded 1,500.