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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Vision
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a high-relief three-quarter portrait of President John F. Kennedy facing slightly upward, set against a large colorized full moon rendered in warm golden tones occupying the upper left field. The legend JOHN F. KENNEDY is inscribed in a raised banner along the upper rim, with the inscription WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON arcing in the left field. The commemorative date span 1969-2019 appears in a raised tablet at the lower right, the numeral 50 within a circle is positioned at the right, and THE VISION is inscribed in a raised panel along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | JOHN F. KENNEDY 50 WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON 1969 - 2019 THE VISION |
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The "Vision" branding suggests this is part of a themed collector series issued for the international commemorative market — a category that has flooded out of Pacific island minting authorities since the 1990s, where sovereign issuing rights are licensed to private distributors and the coins see no domestic circulation whatsoever. Solomon Islands has been particularly prolific in this arrangement.
Silver-plated copper at this weight puts it squarely in the low-cost commemorative tier, produced in quantity for retail gift channels rather than serious numismatic collections.