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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Alvaro de Neyra
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira made first European contact with the Solomon Islands in 1568, sailing from Callao under Spanish commission in search of the legendary southern continent and — more practically — gold. He named the archipelago for King Solomon's mines, a designation built entirely on speculation. He never found the gold, failed to establish a permanent settlement, and died on his second expedition in 1595 before reaching the islands again.
This issue is part of a broader Solomon Islands commemorative program from the early 1990s honoring explorers connected to the nation's colonial encounter.