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| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dollar |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Solomon Islands has issued commemorative pieces under its currency authority since independence in 1978, but the half dollar denomination exists here purely as a licensing vehicle — there is no circulating half dollar in the Solomon Islands monetary system. The "Benjamin Bunny" copyright is held by Frederick Warne & Co., now a Penguin Random House imprint, which has licensed Beatrix Potter imagery extensively for collector coins since the Royal Mint's 2016 Peter Rabbit 50p series reignited commercial interest in the property.
Gold-plated iron rather than silver or brass signals this sits at the low end of the commemorative market, produced for gift retail rather than numismatic collectors.