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1/2 Dollar - Charles III Tigger
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of King Charles III occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The effigy is attributed to engraver DT, whose initials appear below the truncation of the bust. The surrounding legend reads CHARLES III · 2025 · SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper arc, with · HALF DOLLAR · inscribed along the lower arc. The overall design is executed in a prooflike finish with a bold, classical portrait style consistent with contemporary Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Prooflike - 9,999 |
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The Solomon Islands has issued colorized and plated novelty pieces under licensing arrangements with major IP holders — Disney among them — since the early 2000s, functioning essentially as legal-tender collectibles with no expectation of circulation. The iron core here is the tell: gold-plated iron is chosen for cost, not tradition, and these pieces are manufactured by private mints under contract rather than by any sovereign minting authority.
Charles III's accession coinage across Commonwealth territories began appearing in 2023, making this a comparatively early pairing of the new effigy with licensed character reverse programs.