These miniature gold pieces — the "Dubai" branded issues struck for the Gulf collector market — are products of a licensing arrangement rather than any organic monetary need. Solomon Islands lends its issuing authority to a cottage industry of commemorative microcoins, most produced by European private mints on contract. The .9999 fineness is real; the connection to Solomon Islands is nominal at best.
These miniature gold pieces — the "Dubai" branded issues struck for the Gulf collector market — are products of a licensing arrangement rather than any organic monetary need. Solomon Islands lends its issuing authority to a cottage industry of commemorative microcoins, most produced by European private mints on contract. The .9999 fineness is real; the connection to Solomon Islands is nominal at best.