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  • 1 Dollar 2005, KM# 376, United States of America (USA), 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps
  • 1 Dollar 2005, KM# 376, United States of America (USA), 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps
Description

The 2005 Marine Corps Silver Dollar was issued to mark the 230th anniversary of the Marines.

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently the largest and only marine combined-arms force in the world. Created in 1775, it was originally intended only to guard naval vessels during the American Revolutionary War. The Corps’ major functions include seizure or defence of advanced naval bases and land operations essential to a naval campaign, providing detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of naval property at naval stations and bases, and such other duties as the President may direct and develop those phases of amphibious operations that pertain to the tactics, technique, and equipment used by landing forces. It also has other missions, including providing personnel as security guards at US diplomatic missions and providing helicopter transportation for the President of the United States aboard Marine One.

Obverse

Depicts the famous scene of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. The inscriptions include “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “Marines”, and the anniversary dates “1775” and “2005”.

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War. The photograph, taken by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press on February 23, 1945, was first published in Sunday newspapers two days later and reprinted in thousands of publications. It was the only photograph to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in the same year as its publication, and was later used for the construction of the Marine Corps War Memorial in 1954, which was dedicated to honor all Marines who died in service since 1775.

Design: Norman E. Nemeth

LIBERTY
IN GOD
WE TRUST
MARINES
1775
2005
NEM
2005

Reverse

Depicts the emblem of the Marine Corps, featuring an eagle, globe, and anchor. The inscriptions include “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, the Marine Corps motto “Semper Fidelis” (Always Faithful), and the denomination “One Dollar”.

Design: Charles L. Vickers

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
CLV
Semper Fidelis
P
ONE DOLLAR

Edge

1 Dollar

230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps

KM# 376
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.900
Weight 26.73 g
Diameter 38.1 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Philadelphia Mint (P)

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