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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II London
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 2.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the left portion of the rectangular field against a darkened background. The Queen wears the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a drop earring, with fine detail in the hair and crown. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. To the right, the legends 'SOLOMON ISLANDS' and 'HALF DOLLAR' are inscribed in bold serif lettering, with '2,5 g FINE SILVER 999' below a horizontal rule, and the LEV mint mark in a diamond lozenge in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOLOMON ISLANDS HALF DOLLAR 2,5 g FINE SILVER 999 LEV IRB |
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The Solomon Islands has issued legal tender coinage through foreign mints — predominantly the Royal Mint and private operators — since independence in 1978, with many modern issues produced explicitly for the collector market rather than circulation. This piece, struck in London in .999 silver at 2.5 grams, falls squarely into that category: a miniature rectangular or oval format coin of the type popularized in the 2010s by mints competing for the souvenir and gift trade.
KM# 60 is one of several fractional silver pieces in this series bearing the effigy of Elizabeth II as nominal head of state — a constitutional role she held over Solomon Islands until her death in September 2022.