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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Niederwalddenkmal
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Detailed frontal view of the Niederwalddenkmal monument near Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany, depicted in high relief. The composition shows the full tiered stone monument surmounted by the allegorical figure of Germania holding aloft a crown, flanked by subsidiary sculptural groups including winged figures and equestrian reliefs on the lower terraces, with trees in the background. The legend NIEDERWALDDENKMAL arcs across the upper field, and the inscription FINE & RHINE GOLD appears along the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Niederwalddenkmal, completed in 1883 above the Rhine near Rüdesheim, was commissioned to commemorate the unification of Germany following the Franco-Prussian War. Its construction took over a decade and cost considerable political capital — Bismarck himself attended the unveiling, which was nearly derailed by an anarchist bomb plot targeting Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Solomon Islands has issued dozens of these miniature gold pieces featuring European monuments under royal portrait authority, a purely fiduciary exercise with no connection to the depicted subject.