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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of the Somme
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#289 |
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| Reverse description | A vivid full-color scene commemorating the 1916 Battle of the Somme, depicting a crew of uniformed British soldiers operating a field artillery piece, with spent brass shell casings scattered across the foreground. Above the main colored vignette, a monochrome relief panel depicts infantrymen advancing through barbed wire across a blasted landscape. The upper legend arcs 'FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY' around the rim, while a cartouche at the base bears the inscription '1916 BATTLE OF THE SOMME'. The combination of polychrome color application and engraved relief creates a dramatic commemorative composition. |
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| Mintage | 2016 - Proof - 5,000 |
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The Battle of the Somme centenary in 2016 generated commemorative issues from dozens of mints worldwide, but few acknowledged the Pacific dimension of the conflict. Solomon Islands, then a British protectorate administered jointly under the Anglo-French Condominium arrangement in the broader region, had no direct military participation in the Somme — the July 1 through November 18, 1916 campaign that produced roughly 57,000 British casualties on its opening day alone remains the deadliest single day in British Army history.
The coin was struck by a contracted private mint issuing under Solomon Islands authority, a common arrangement for the territory's commemorative program.