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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, First Gold Rush in History
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 10 DOLLARS IRB 1/100 oz 2023 Au 999.9 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "first gold rush in history" designation here points to the California Rush of 1848 — though numismatists and historians would reasonably contest that framing, given documented gold rushes in Brazil's Minas Gerais region nearly a century earlier. The 45mm diameter against a 0.31g gold weight tells you this is a large-format, wafer-thin piece engineered for visual presentation rather than bullion value, a format that has proliferated sharply in commemorative issues since the mid-2010s.
Solomon Islands has functioned primarily as a licensing issuer for decades, with pieces like this produced and marketed entirely outside the issuing territory by European minting houses.