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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Koala
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Reverse description | Two koalas — an adult and a joey — are depicted seated upon a eucalyptus branch amid stylised gum leaves, rendered in finely detailed relief against a polished field. The series title SHADES OF GOLD arcs along the upper border, while the weight and fineness inscription 1/2 G 916.7 WHITE GOLD curves along the lower periphery. The date 2021 appears centrally below the main device. The composition of the design emphasises naturalistic texture in the animals' fur and foliage, characteristic of high-quality miniature bullion coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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White gold — technically a gold-nickel or gold-palladium alloy bleached of its natural color — is an unusual choice for a sovereign issue, and Solomon Islands has leaned into it repeatedly for small-format bullion and collector pieces where visual novelty does the selling. At 0.5 grams, this sits at the absolute lower boundary of practical gold coinage; the minting tolerances at this size leave almost no margin.