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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Temple of Artemis
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 0.5g Au 585 2016 |
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| Reverse lettering | SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 1$ TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS |
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Part of a now-familiar series commemorating the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this miniature gold issue derives its subject from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus — a structure that was, by ancient account, burned to the ground in 356 BC by Herostratus, a man who committed the act purely to ensure his name would be remembered. The Ephesian authorities responded by making it a capital offense to speak his name. It didn't work.