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50 Dollars First Docking in Space
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#23 |
| Obverse description | The central device depicts the official seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, featuring a frigate bird with outstretched wings over a traditional Marshallese outrigger canoe and a sailing vessel on water, flanked by palm trees at left and coral formations at right. Two crossed traditional paddles and a fishing net appear in the upper field, with a radiant sun above. The entire seal composition is encircled by a decorative chain border. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination $50 at the lower left and the date 1989 at the lower right. The national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN curves along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1989 $50 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN (Translation: Accomplishment Through Joint Effort) |
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The Marshall Islands entered the commemorative coin market aggressively in the late 1980s, issuing dozens of themed silver rounds through a licensing arrangement rather than a traditional sovereign mint program. This piece marks the 1969 Apollo-Soyuz docking — except it doesn't: the first docking in space was actually the Gemini 8 and Agena Target Vehicle rendezvous in March 1966, piloted by Neil Armstrong. The Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975 was the first *international* docking.
What the issue is actually commemorating depends entirely on the issuer's intent, which the RMI's contractor documentation from this period doesn't clarify cleanly.