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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley (obverse) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic battle scene depicting a charge of cavalry soldiers on horseback, rendered in high relief, evoking the cavalry engagement at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). Three mounted soldiers in period military uniform are shown in full gallop with sabres raised, accompanied by a partially visible fourth figure to the right. The legend THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN arcs along the upper rim, with the date 1815 inscribed below it in the upper field. The fineness and weight designation 1/2G .9999 FINEST GOLD appears along the lower rim. |
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Issued as part of a wave of sub-half-gram gold miniatures that flooded the commemorative market in the early 2020s, this piece marks the 207th anniversary of Waterloo — an interval with no particular historical significance. The Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 ended the Napoleonic Wars and triggered the Congress of Vienna's reshaping of European borders, consequences that outlasted the battle itself by generations.
The Solomon Islands has no connection to Waterloo. The territory functions here as a licensing jurisdiction for a European mint's product.