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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Gemini
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing left, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the left portion of the rectangular field, with the engraver's initials IRB incused at the truncation of the neck. To the right, the issuer name SOLOMON ISLANDS is inscribed at the top, followed by the denomination $10, a horizontal rule, the fineness and weight specification 0,5g FINE GOLD 999,9, and the date 2020, all rendered in bold relief against a polished field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two facing busts of the Gemini twins rendered in detailed artistic relief, their flowing hair intertwined at center, set against a textured background repeating the Gemini zodiac symbol. To the right of the central design, the Gemini constellation is depicted as a star map with connected stars and circular nodes against a polished mirror field. The legend GEMINI appears in raised capital letters at the lower right of the field. |
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Part of a broader Pacific issuer series capitalizing on the bullion novelty market, this piece carries almost no historical weight — Solomon Islands has issued hundreds of licensed commemorative and fractional gold pieces since the 1990s with minimal connection to the territory's actual monetary history. At 0.5 g of .9999 gold, it functions purely as a collectible vehicle, its legal tender face value a legal fiction.