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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Baby Kangaroo
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#534 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a stylised adult kangaroo standing upright, facing left, with a joey nestled in her pouch, rendered in a charming cartoon style against a deeply mirrored proof field. The arc legend MY LITTLE INVESTMENT curves along the upper border. The date 2017 appears to the right of the central device in the mid-field. The purity and weight inscription 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD arcs along the lower border. |
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The Baby Kangaroo series was produced by the Perth Mint under arrangement with Pacific island nations whose own minting infrastructure is nonexistent — Solomon Islands lending its issuing authority to what is functionally an Australian commercial product. At 0.5 grams, these fractional gold pieces occupy the smallest viable size for legal tender coinage, a format driven entirely by retail collector demand for low entry-point gold rather than any monetary need of the issuing state.