Issued in 2023 as part of the wave of posthumous commemoratives following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, this piece is one of hundreds of similar issues released by small-denomination Commonwealth territories and currency licensees capitalizing on the transition to Charles III. The Solomon Islands themselves use the Australian dollar in practice; the Central Bank issues collector coinage largely through contracted minting programs with no domestic circulation intended.
KM#2127 sits in a catalog sequence crowded with near-identical gold-plated issues. Collector demand has been modest at best.
Issued in 2023 as part of the wave of posthumous commemoratives following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, this piece is one of hundreds of similar issues released by small-denomination Commonwealth territories and currency licensees capitalizing on the transition to Charles III. The Solomon Islands themselves use the Australian dollar in practice; the Central Bank issues collector coinage largely through contracted minting programs with no domestic circulation intended.
KM#2127 sits in a catalog sequence crowded with near-identical gold-plated issues. Collector demand has been modest at best.