The Fontainebleau series from the Solomon Islands uses the country's numismatic licensing arrangements to issue collectible bullion-adjacent pieces with no meaningful connection to the issuing territory. These sub-gram gold coins exist almost entirely as collector vehicles, produced by European minting contractors and marketed internationally. Actual circulation in the Solomon Islands was never the intent.
The château at Fontainebleau served as a royal residence from the reign of Louis VII through the Second Empire — Napoleon signed his first abdication there in April 1814.
The Fontainebleau series from the Solomon Islands uses the country's numismatic licensing arrangements to issue collectible bullion-adjacent pieces with no meaningful connection to the issuing territory. These sub-gram gold coins exist almost entirely as collector vehicles, produced by European minting contractors and marketed internationally. Actual circulation in the Solomon Islands was never the intent.
The château at Fontainebleau served as a royal residence from the reign of Louis VII through the Second Empire — Napoleon signed his first abdication there in April 1814.