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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Missionary ship Duff
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS RDM 2000 |
| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of the full-rigged missionary brigantine Duff under sail, shown in right profile riding stylised waves in the central field. The vessel is rendered with fine detail showing multiple masts, furled and set sails, rigging, and a flag at the foremast. The legend MISSIONARY SHIP arcs along the upper left rim, with DUFF * 1797 * continuing along the upper right. The denomination $10 appears in the lower right field. |
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The Duff sailed from Portsmouth in August 1796 carrying thirty missionaries dispatched by the London Missionary Society — the first organized Protestant missionary voyage to the Pacific. She reached Tahiti in March 1797 after a passage of over seven months, depositing the bulk of her passengers there before continuing to Tonga and the Marquesas. The Society's gamble was largely a disaster in the short term: most missionaries abandoned their posts within years, and the Tongan contingent suffered violent deaths.
The Solomon Islands connection is oblique — the Duff never called there — making this a regional commemorative rather than a locally rooted historical issue.