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1/2 Dollar - Charles III Naval bombardment
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dollar |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2024 · SOLOMON ISLANDS · DT · HALF DOLLAR · |
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Charles III's naval career is largely ceremonial footnote, but the broader tradition of Royal Navy bombardment coinage taps a lineage running from the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816 through to twentieth-century Pacific operations. The Solomon Islands has issued prolifically under licensed arrangements with European minting houses — primarily the Pobjoy and B.H. Mayer operations — producing themed collector pieces with little connection to the issuing territory itself.
Gold-plated iron is an unusual substrate choice; most comparable issues use copper or zinc alloy beneath the plating.