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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Pompeii
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic skyline view of the ancient ruins of Pompeii rendered in low relief across the full width of the rectangular field. Prominent architectural elements include a triumphal arch, colonnaded structures, and ruined walls depicted in a silhouette-style composition against a textured background. A small globe motif highlighting Europe and Africa appears in the upper left corner. The year '2016' is inscribed in the upper right field, and the legend 'POMPEII' appears in bold incuse lettering along the lower left of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2016 POMPEII |
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This piece belongs to a wave of small-format gold issues produced for the collector market by sovereign minting programs in the 2010s — the Solomon Islands acting as issuing authority while production was handled by a contracted European mint. The Pompeii theme references the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius, which buried the city under several meters of volcanic debris and preserved it with enough fidelity that excavations beginning in the 18th century revealed intact frescoes, plaster casts of victims, and carbonized food.
KM#509 is a pure numismatic product with no circulation history.