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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Drachenburg Castle
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed engraved view of Drachenburg Castle, the neo-Gothic historicist mansion situated above Königswinter on the Rhine in Germany, depicted in full elevation with its characteristic pointed turrets, elaborate roofline, and ornate stonework filling the central field. The legend DRACHENBURG CASTLE arcs across the upper portion of the field, while the inscription FINE & RHINE GOLD curves along the lower periphery. |
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Drachenburg Castle was built between 1882 and 1884 near Königswinter on the Rhine — not as an aristocratic seat, but as a personal vanity project funded by stockbroker Baron Stephan von Sarter, who died before its completion. It changed hands repeatedly through the 20th century, fell into disrepair under various owners including a Nazi party school, and was eventually purchased by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1989. The Solomon Islands issued this piece under the micro-gold bullion format that proliferated in the 2010s and 2020s, produced almost entirely for the collector market with no meaningful circulation life anticipated.