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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Prospecting for Gold
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 2005 |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Proof - 15,000 |
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Solomon Islands issued a run of small-format gold pieces in the mid-2000s under a licensing arrangement common among Pacific microstates — coins technically legal tender but designed entirely for the collector market and never intended to circulate. The "Prospecting for Gold" theme places the piece within a broader series commemorating alluvial gold mining, which has been practiced in the Solomons since at least the late 19th century and drew significant European commercial interest long before the islands came under formal British administration in 1893.
At 1.244 grams, this is a fractional issue struck to the one-twenty-fifth ounce standard that became popular with mint wholesalers during this period for its low entry price point.