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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Set Issue
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1979-1982 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 DOLLARS |
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| Mintage | 1979 FM - Proof - 4,670 1980 FM - Proof - 1,569 1981 FM - Proof - 593 1982 FM - Proof - 579 |
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The Solomon Islands gained independence from Britain in July 1978, and this issue belongs to the immediate post-independence period when the new nation was establishing its numismatic identity through collector-oriented sets rather than workhorse circulation coinage. The 2nd portrait of Elizabeth II — Arnold Machin's effigy, introduced across Commonwealth coinage in 1968 — was already being phased out in several jurisdictions by the time these were struck, making its appearance here a function of die inventory and Commonwealth mint agreements rather than deliberate choice.
Produced by the Royal Australian Mint under contract.