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50 Dollars WWII B29 Superfortress
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1991 $50 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN (Translation: Accomplishment Through Joint Effort) |
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| Mintage | 1991 - Proof - 25,000 |
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The Marshall Islands sits at the geographic center of the Pacific War's final phase — Kwajalein and Enewetak were seized by American forces in early 1944 specifically to provide forward airfields capable of supporting B-29 operations against the Japanese home islands. The irony of a Marshallese commemorative honoring that aircraft is not subtle. By 1991, the RMI mint program had become a reliable revenue mechanism for the young republic, which gained sovereignty only in 1986 under the Compact of Free Association with the United States.
The B-29 series sits within a broader RMI WWII commemorative run issued throughout the early 1990s.