Part of a broader commemorative program issued through the New Zealand Mint on behalf of Solomon Islands, a Pacific nation that has long licensed its coinage authority to produce collector-market pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation. The black nickel finish with selective gold plating is a technique that became commercially widespread in the 2010s, driven almost entirely by the secondary collector market rather than any monetary function.
Part of a broader commemorative program issued through the New Zealand Mint on behalf of Solomon Islands, a Pacific nation that has long licensed its coinage authority to produce collector-market pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation. The black nickel finish with selective gold plating is a technique that became commercially widespread in the 2010s, driven almost entirely by the secondary collector market rather than any monetary function.