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50 Dollars WWII American P-40 Warhawk
| Issuer | Government of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed high-relief rendering of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft in dynamic three-quarter view, marked with the number 31 on its fuselage and displaying the characteristic shark-mouth nose art. Additional P-40 aircraft are depicted in aerial combat in the background amid billowing clouds, evoking WWII Pacific theatre engagements. The legend P-40 WARHAWK arcs prominently along the upper border in bold lettering. The denomination 50 FIFTY DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower right field, with a small mint mark M visible at lower right. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The P-40 Warhawk saw its most iconic moment at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when a handful of Army Air Corps pilots managed to get airborne against the Japanese attack — George Welch and Kenneth Taylor between them claimed six kills that morning. The Marshall Islands issued a long series of WWII aviation commemoratives in the early 1990s, largely targeting the American collector market with legal-tender face values that bore no relationship to actual monetary use in the islands.
KM#58 is one of dozens in that series. The .999 silver one-troy-ounce format was the standard vehicle for this entire commemorative program.