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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rübezahl
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in high relief after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left rim, SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper rim, and 10 DOLLARS along the right rim. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust, and the date 2020 is positioned in the exergue at the base of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rübezahl is a giant spirit of the Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) on the Czech-Polish border — a figure from Silesian and Bohemian folklore who could alter weather, heal the sick, or destroy travelers depending on his mood. His inclusion in a Solomon Islands bullion-adjacent issue reflects the now-standard practice of Pacific micro-state mints licensing European folk iconography for collector coinage, using the issuing nation's sovereign authority purely as a legal vehicle.
At 0.622 g, this sits in the fractional gold category popularized in the 2010s to offer lower entry points into gold collecting. The die work on pieces this small leaves almost no margin for error.