Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 10 Dollars |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, rendered in high relief at center within a polished oval field on the rectangular flan. The portrait shows the Queen with her characteristic coiffure, wearing a necklace and earring. A curved legend arcs around the effigy reading 'ELIZABETH II' to the left and 'SOLOMON ISLANDS 10 DOLLARS' to the right, with the engraver's initials 'IRB' incuse below the truncation and the date '2021' in the lower field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 10 DOLLARS IRB 2021 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
This fractional gold piece belongs to a format aggressively marketed across the Pacific collector market in the 2010s and 2020s, where sub-gram gold issues became a vehicle for generating numismatic revenue in small-economy nations with limited domestic coin circulation. Solomon Islands itself operates no functioning mint and contracts production entirely through overseas facilities, principally in Europe.