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50 Dollars WWII British Spitfire
| Issuer | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse lettering | The Republic of the Marshall islands 1991 $50 Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan (Translation: Accomplishment Through Joint Effort) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Marshall Islands entered the commemorative coin market aggressively in the late 1980s and early 1990s, issuing dozens of themed silver dollars through the Franklin Mint and similar private minting arrangements — a revenue strategy for a newly independent nation with limited domestic economic base. This Spitfire issue is one of a long series honoring WWII aircraft, struck for collector sale rather than circulation.
The Supermarine Spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell, who died of cancer in 1937 before seeing it enter combat service with the RAF.