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½ Dollar - Elizabeth II Helsinki
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II occupying the upper central field of the rectangular flan, modelled in high relief with elaborate coiffure and diadem, engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend SOLOMON ISLANDS is inscribed along the upper border, with the denomination HALF DOLLAR displayed in large characters below the portrait. A horizontal rule separates the denomination from the fineness inscription 2.5 g FINE SILVER 999, and the LEV mint mark appears within a diamond cartouche at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOLOMON ISLANDS IRB HALF DOLLAR 2,5 g FINE SILVER 999 LEV |
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This piece belongs to a broad series issued by Solomon Islands commemorating Olympic host cities — a licensing arrangement common among Pacific island nations whose mint programs exist almost entirely for the collector market rather than circulation. Helsinki hosted the 1952 Summer Games, the first Olympics in which the Soviet Union competed, ending a 40-year absence from the movement that dated to the pre-revolutionary Russian team of 1912.