50 Dollars First Space Walk

Issuer	Government of the Marshall Islands
Year	1989
Type	Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description	The obverse displays the coat of arms of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at centre, featuring a traditional Marshallese sailing canoe and frigate bird above a chain-link border motif, surrounded by a radiant sun, a blimp, and a fishing net in the upper field. The national motto in Marshallese, JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN, is inscribed along the lower portion of the border. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination $50 appearing to the left and the date 1989 to the right within the inner border.
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Reverse description	The reverse depicts a dramatic scene of the first spacewalk of 1965, showing a tethered cosmonaut floating in open space beside the Voskhod 2 spacecraft, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field scattered with stars. The spacecraft is shown in detail with deployed solar panels and antennae. The curved legend FIRST SPACE WALK - 1965 arcs along the upper left periphery, while the denomination 50 FIFTY DOLLARS appears in stylised numerals at the lower right of the field.
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