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1/4 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Intercepted Love Letter
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) plated copper |
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| Obverse description | Central within the rectangular gold-plated field, a circular raised medallion bears the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, diademed and draped. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left, SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper right, and 1/4 DOLLAR at the right within the circle. The date 2015 appears in the lower portion of the medallion, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the Queen's truncation. The surrounding rectangular field is polished and plain, rendered in lustrous gold-plated finish. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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The Solomon Islands has issued commemorative pieces under its own authority since independence in 1978, but by the 2010s the Central Bank had become a prolific licensor of novelty issues aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than circulation. This piece belongs to that category entirely — a gold-plated copper round with a face value that bears no relationship to its production cost or collector price.
The "Intercepted Love Letter" title places it within a romantic or historical narrative series, though the issuing authority for such thematic programs is typically a European mint house contracting the Solomon Islands name. KM# 650 confirms catalog recognition, nothing more.