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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II Cleopatra
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Gold-plated bust of Cleopatra in right-facing profile, depicted in the ancient Egyptian artistic style wearing the vulture headdress and an elaborate broad collar (usekh) necklace. The central figure is flanked by Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols including the Eye of Horus (Wadjet) appearing twice on each side and at the base of the field, a gold scarab beetle to the lower left, and a royal cartouche with hieroglyphic inscriptions to the right. The design is set against a darkened ruthenium-toned field with a decorative border of alternating raised dots and notched segments. The legend CLEOPATRA arches across the upper field in gold lettering. |
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The Solomon Islands has issued commemorative pieces under its currency authority since independence in 1978, but the vast majority circulate nowhere and are produced exclusively for the collector market by external mints under licensing arrangements. This piece is one such issue — struck in base metal with gold plating, with no meaningful connection to Cleopatra historically or geographically.
Cleopatra VII died in 30 BC, ending the Ptolemaic dynasty after nearly three centuries of Greek rule over Egypt.