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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Idar-Oberstein
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | A rectangular silver bar featuring a central circular medallion bearing the fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the initials IRB below the truncation. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR. Below the medallion, the denomination 1/2oz appears to the left and the fineness Ag 999 to the right, with the date 2022 beneath. The surrounding field of the rectangular bar is decorated with an allover repeating pattern of stylized diamond outlines in relief. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Idar-Oberstein, a town in the Rhineland-Palatinate, built its gemstone trade on river agates and imported Brazilian stones from the 19th century onward, eventually becoming one of Europe's principal cutting and polishing centers. The amethyst dust incorporated into this coin's finish is a direct reference to that industry — the town has processed amethyst in commercial quantity since the mid-1800s, when Brazilian imports began replacing exhausted local deposits.
Solomon Islands issues of this type are struck under license arrangements common to small sovereign issuers; the actual production almost certainly took place at a European private mint.