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50 Dollars Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, depicting a frigate bird with spread wings above a traditional Marshallese outrigger canoe and a rising sun, all enclosed within a beaded inner border. The denomination '$50' appears to the left of the seal and the date '1989' to the right, both within the inner border. The circular legend 'REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS' arcs along the upper rim, while the Marshallese national motto 'JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN' is inscribed along the lower rim, separated by decorative chain-link borders. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicts the Space Shuttle Discovery lifting off from its launch pad amid billowing clouds of exhaust and flame, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like field with radiating lines suggesting thrust and light. Five stars are scattered to the left of the orbiter. The denomination 'Fifty Dollars' appears in stylized script to the right of the shuttle. The curved legend 'LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY' arcs along the upper and left portions of the rim, with the commemorative date '1988' continuing along the lower right, all within a plain raised border. |
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