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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Colossus of Rhodes
| Uitgever | Solomon Islands |
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| Jaar | 2023 |
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| Valuta | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A full-length frontal depiction of the Colossus of Rhodes, portrayed as a colossal male figure wearing a radiate crown, holding a flaming torch aloft in his right hand and a spear or staff in his left, with a draped cloth across his torso. The figure stands amid ancient harbour architecture and mountainous landscape rendered in detailed engraved relief. To the right of the central figure, the inscription COLOSSUS OF RHODES appears in two lines within the field. A circular logo bearing the numeral 7 and the text WONDERS is positioned at lower right, while the lower segment features the ornate inscription WONDERS of the WORLD. A Greek key meander border encircles the entire design. |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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The Colossus of Rhodes — a bronze statue of Helios that may have stood over 30 meters tall — survived only 54 years before an earthquake toppled it around 226 BC. Ancient sources record that the Rhodians received an offer from Ptolemy III to fund its reconstruction, but the Oracle at Delphi reportedly warned against it, and the ruins lay where they fell for nearly nine centuries before Arab forces melted the remains down.
At 0.31 grams of .9999 gold, this is a miniature bullion-curiosity format aimed squarely at collector sets rather than any meaningful store of value — issued posthumously under Elizabeth II's effigy in the year following her death.