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50 Dollars Evening Star
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS $50 1996 SEAL JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed three-quarter view of the British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 steam locomotive 'Evening Star' dominates the reverse field, depicted in motion on a track with billowing steam and smoke issuing dramatically from the smokestack. The locomotive is rendered with fine engraving detail capturing the driving wheels, boiler, tender, and mechanical components. The legend 'FIFTY DOLLARS' arches along the upper periphery in bold raised letters, while the name 'EVENING STAR' appears in the lower left field beneath the locomotive. The date '1996' is inscribed in large numerals along the lower margin, and the engraver's initials 'CT' and 'S' are discreetly placed in the field. |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in 1986 under a licensing arrangement that produced an extraordinary volume of collector-targeted silver dollars through the 1990s. The "Evening Star" belongs to a series celebrating celestial and astronomical subjects issued during that period. These coins were never intended for circulation and were sold directly to collectors, largely through mail-order channels popular in that decade — a distribution model that kept mintage figures artificially opaque.