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50 Dollars First Men on the Moon
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#14 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS $50 1989 SEAL 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, exploiting its status as a U.S.-associated territory to issue legal tender denominated in dollars without Federal Reserve oversight. This Apollo 11 piece was struck ahead of the 20th anniversary, released in 1989 to capture collector demand before the July 1969 milestone date. The series drew criticism from numismatic purists at the time — the RMI had no established mint infrastructure and contracted production entirely to foreign facilities.
KM#14 is among the earliest RMI issues, before mintage controls tightened later in the program.