10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Set Issue

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.