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50 Dollars JFK - Bear Any Burden
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands occupies the central field, depicting a frigatebird in flight above a traditional Marshallese canoe and ocean waves, flanked by palm trees, a sun with radiating rays, and a fish. The seal is framed by a rope-style border and bears the word SEAL inscribed beneath the central device. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS runs along the upper periphery, while the Marshallese national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN appears along the lower periphery. The denomination $50 and the date 1995 are inscribed in the left and right fields respectively. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold, dramatic depiction of US Navy torpedo boat PT-109, proceeding to the left across stylised ocean waves beneath a star-filled night sky. The inscription FREEDOM arcs prominently along the upper periphery, and LIBERTY curves along the lower periphery. The quoted legend "BEAR ANY BURDEN" appears in the central lower field, with JOHN F. KENNEDY inscribed immediately below it. The denomination 50 DOLLARS is displayed in large numerals at the bottom of the field. The designer's initials DE and S appear in the lower left and right fields respectively. |
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The Marshall Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the late 1980s under authority granted through its Compact of Free Association with the United States — an arrangement that gave the island nation monetary independence without a traditional central bank infrastructure. The "Bear Any Burden" title quotes directly from Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address, a speech that committed the country to Cold War interventionism with consequences the administration could not have anticipated.
KM#274 is one of dozens of Marshall Islands commemoratives from the mid-1990s, a period when the issuer produced collector pieces at high volume through foreign minting contracts rather than domestic facilities.