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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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| Obverse description | The obverse features the official seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at centre, depicting a frigate bird with outstretched wings above a traditional Marshallese outrigger canoe on water, flanked by a rising sun with radiant rays above and crossed navigational sticks in the upper field. The design is enclosed within a decorative chain border. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination $50 and date 1991 flanking the lower sides of the central device. The Marshallese national motto JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN curves along the lower border above the chain rim. |
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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.