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Marine Corps 230th Anniversary silver dollar
2005 Commemorative dollar for the US Marine Corps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2005, the United States Mint released a silver dollar commemorative coin in honor of the 230th birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
Quick Facts Value, Mass ...
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Value | 1 U.S. Dollar |
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Mass | 26.73 g |
Diameter | 38.10 mm |
Thickness | 2.77 mm (0.109 in) |
Edge | reeded |
Composition | 90% Ag 10% Cu |
Years of minting | 2005 |
Catalog number | KM# 376 |
Obverse | |
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Design | Historic flag raising on Iwo Jima, Inscriptions: "Marines," "1775," "2005," "In God We Trust," "Liberty." |
Designer | Norman E. Nemeth |
Design date | 2004 |
Reverse | |
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Design | Eagle, Globe and Anchor — the Marine Corps Emblem, thirteen stars. Inscriptions — "Semper Fidelis" (the Marine Corps Motto), "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum," "One Dollar." |
Designer | Charles L. Vickers |
Design date | 2004 |
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The coin was sold as both as a proof coin and an uncirculated coin, for a total number of 600,000 coins. They became available to order on July 20, 2005, and by September 21, 2005, all coins had been purchased.
This was the first time the United States released a coin to represent a branch of its military.