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50 Dollars MiG 15
| Issuer | Republic of the 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, featuring the traditional Marshallese stick chart navigation device flanked by symbols of the islands including palm trees, a traditional sailing canoe, a sun, and a frigate bird. The denomination '$50' appears to the left and the date '1995' to the right within the inner border. The outer legend 'REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS' arcs along the upper periphery, while the national motto 'JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN' curves along the lower periphery. The entire design is encircled by a decorative chain border in the Marshallese tradition. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Marshall Islands operated a prolific commemorative program throughout the 1990s, issuing legal-tender collector coins with almost no connection to the islands' own economy or history. This piece honors the MiG-15, the Soviet jet fighter that shocked Western air forces when it appeared over Korea in November 1950 — outperforming every UN aircraft then in theater and forcing the rapid deployment of the F-86 Sabre as a direct counter. The MiG-15's airframe was partly derived from research captured from German aeronautical engineers after 1945, and its engine was a reverse-engineered Rolls-Royce Nene, sold to the Soviets by Britain in 1947 over strenuous American objection.