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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Henry VIII
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN 1509 1/2G .9999 FINEST GOLD |
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Henry VIII's financial legacy includes one of the most damaging debasements in English monetary history — the "Great Debasement" of 1544–1551, during which silver coinage was diluted to as little as 25% fineness to fund his wars and mounting debts. The irony of his likeness appearing on a .9999 fine gold issue from a Pacific island nation would not have been lost on the merchants who watched his portrait coins turn copper-red on their cheeks as the silver wore away.