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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II Pyramids
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting the three Great Pyramids of Giza in high relief, gold-plated against a darkened ruthenium-toned field, with textured stonework rendered in fine detail. To the upper left, a gold-plated scarab beetle is prominently featured, while eight ankh symbols of varying sizes are distributed across the field in both gold and dark finishes, evoking ancient Egyptian iconography. At the base of the design, a horizontal cartouche rendered in gold plating contains a sequence of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The legend PYRAMIDS arches across the upper portion of the field in gold lettering, and the entire design is framed by a beaded inner border and a stepped outer rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | PYRAMIDS |
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The Solomon Islands has issued commemorative coinage under its own authority since independence in 1978, but by the 2000s the Central Bank had become a prolific vehicle for third-party bullion and novelty programs with no meaningful domestic circulation — this piece is firmly in that category. Gold-plated base metal issues of this type are produced almost exclusively for the international collector market, typically through European minting contractors.