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50 Dollars First Flyby of Jupiter
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the Pioneer 10 spacecraft in the foreground at center, rendered in fine detail with its characteristic dish antenna and extending booms, commemorating its historic first flyby of Jupiter in December 1973. To the right, the gas giant Jupiter is shown with its distinctive atmospheric bands and cloud formations. A second spacecraft or probe is visible in the left middle ground. The denomination 50 FIFTY DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower field. The commemorative legend FIRST FLYBY OF JUPITER 1973 arcs prominently across the upper portion of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIRST FLYBY OF JUPITER 1973 50 FIFTY DOLLARS |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in 1986 following the establishment of its constitution and free association with the United States, and quickly developed one of the more prolific commemorative programs in the Pacific. This piece marks Voyager 1's closest approach to Jupiter on March 5, 1979, when the probe passed within 349,000 kilometers of the cloud tops and returned the first detailed imagery of the Great Red Spot and the discovery of active volcanic activity on Io — neither outcome had been confidently predicted before the flyby.