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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 100 Golddukaten 1621
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2017-2019 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a side-by-side reproduction of both faces of the celebrated 100 Golddukaten struck for Sigismund III Vasa in 1621, rendered in high relief against a horizontally lined field. The left panel depicts the armoured and ruffled bust of Sigismund III facing right, encircled by the Latin royal legend; the right panel shows the elaborately quartered heraldic arms of Poland-Lithuania surmounted by a royal crown, with the mintmaster's initials ZC flanking the shield. The series title MOST VALUABLE GOLD COINS IN THE WORLD arcs across the upper field in two lines, while the denomination inscription 100 GOLDDUKATEN 1621 appears in the lower centre and 10 DOLLARS curves along the bottom rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece reproduces the 100 Ducat coin struck for Emperor Ferdinand II during the Thirty Years' War — a conflict that would consume Central Europe for three decades and reshape the continent's confessional and political order. The original 1621 issue was a presentation piece, not a trade coin; multi-ducat strikings of this scale were produced as diplomatic gifts and ceremonial objects for the imperial court, never intended to pass through ordinary hands.
At 0.311 g, this modern restrike contains precisely 1/100th the gold of the denomination it commemorates.