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50 Dollars Skylab
| Issuer | Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Diameter | 38 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the official Seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at center, featuring a frigatebird with outstretched wings above a traditional outrigger sailing canoe and palm trees, with two crossed traditional sticks and a sun at the apex of the shield, flanked by a fisherman's throw stick and a traditional breadfruit. The outer border consists of a decorative chain link motif encircling the entire design. The denomination '$50' appears to the lower left of the seal and the date '1989' to the lower right. The legend 'REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS' arcs along the upper periphery, while the Marshallese national motto 'JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN' curves along the lower border. A small ribbon cartouche bearing the word 'SEAL' appears at the base of the central device. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Skylab, America's first space station, had already been dead for a decade when this coin was issued. The station reentered Earth's atmosphere in July 1979, scattering debris across the Australian outback — NASA had miscalculated the reentry trajectory, and the Western Australian town of Esperance famously issued the agency a $400 littering fine that went unpaid for nearly thirty years.
The Marshall Islands gained self-governance in 1979 and began its commemorative coin program in 1986, quickly establishing itself as a prolific issuer of .999 silver rounds targeting the collector market rather than circulation.