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50 Dollars Me 262A 1a Schwalbe
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the official seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands rendered in high relief at center, depicting a frigate bird with outstretched wings above a traditional Marshallese outrigger canoe sailing on stylized waves, flanked by palm trees and tropical foliage on the left and a sailboat on the right, with crossed navigational sticks and the word SEAL inscribed on a tablet at the base. A radiant sun rises above the central device, flanked by crossed traditional implements. The entire design is encircled by a decorative chain border. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination $50 at the left and the date 1995 at the right. The national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN curves along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1995 $50 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN (Translation: Accomplishment Through Joint Effort) |
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The Marshall Islands issued commemorative silver dollars throughout the 1990s in large series honoring WWII aircraft, and the Me 262 entry is among the more historically loaded subjects in that run. The Me 262A-1a entered Luftwaffe service in mid-1944 — the first turbojet aircraft to achieve operational combat status anywhere in the world — but Hitler's insistence on deploying it primarily as a bomber rather than an interceptor famously delayed its effectiveness and remains one of the more debated command decisions of the air war.
Production was further hampered by Allied bombing of manufacturing facilities and chronic shortages of the specialized alloys required for the Jumo 004 engines. Fewer than 300 aircraft ever flew in combat.