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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 200 Years Battle of Waterloo
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, SOLOMON ISLANDS arcs along the upper right, and the date 2015 appears in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials IRB are incused below the portrait truncation. The design is rendered in a refined proof-quality strike on a polished gold field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Battle of Waterloo bicentennial in 2015 generated an extraordinary volume of commemorative issues worldwide, and small Pacific island mints leaned heavily into the format — producing fractional gold pieces at price points accessible to casual collectors rather than serious numismatists. Solomon Islands had no historical connection to Waterloo whatsoever; the coin exists purely as a bullion-adjacent souvenir timed to the anniversary.
At 0.585 fineness, this sits below the 22-karat threshold common to sovereign bullion coinage — a cost-reduction choice that keeps melt value negligible on a half-gram planchet.