10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell has appeared on American coinage and currency for well over a century, but Solomon Islands has carved out a niche issuing large-format silver programs tied to American iconography — a product of the modern bullion and collector coin industry rather than any monetary or diplomatic relationship between the two nations. These issues are produced under license arrangements with the Solomon Islands government, which collects a fee while private minting houses handle design, production, and distribution entirely outside the islands.

KM# 105 is one of dozens of similar programs from this issuer. The 4-troy-ounce silver format is characteristic of the genre.