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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Rugby
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with diademed and elaborately coiffed hair, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and 'SOLOMON ISLANDS' arcs along the right field. In the lower portion of the field, the mintmaster's initials 'IRB' appear below the portrait, flanked by the coin's specifications '0.5 g' and 'Au 585', with the date '2017' below. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS IRB 0.5 g Au .585 2017 |
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Solomon Islands has issued commemorative dollar pieces in large quantities since the 1990s, many produced by private minting houses under license and aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. This rugby-themed piece follows that pattern — a small gold-plated issue with no meaningful connection to the islands' own sporting culture, produced the same year the Pacific Games were hosted in Vanuatu.