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| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Weight | 27.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2025 · SOLOMON ISLANDS DT · HALF DOLLAR · |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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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.