50 Dollars First Space Walk

The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in 1986 following the Compact of Free Association with the United States, which granted the republic self-governance while retaining U.S. defense obligations. This piece marks the 25th anniversary of Alexei Leonov's March 1965 EVA — the first extravehicular activity in history — during which Leonov nearly died when his spacesuit inflated so rigidly in vacuum that he could not re-enter the Voskhod 2 capsule. He deflated the suit to dangerous pressure levels to squeeze back in.