10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chicago

This fractional gold piece belongs to a wave of small-format .9999 gold issues that flooded the collector market in the 2010s, many tied to Pacific island nations whose minting programs exist almost entirely for numismatic export revenue rather than domestic circulation. The Solomon Islands has issued coins through the Perth Mint and other contract facilities for decades under this model.

The Chicago designation links it to a city-themed series. KM#502 places it within a crowded catalog of similar $10 face-value gold minims from this issuer.