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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Solar System
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Against a dark, textured field evoking the depths of outer space, the reverse depicts a stylised solar system with planetary bodies arranged along sweeping orbital paths rendered in fine engraved lines. Each planet is finished in a distinct precious metal plating — including .999 gold, .750 rose gold, .999 platinum, .999 rhodium, .999 palladium, and .999 ruthenium — with their respective fineness designations inscribed upon each body. A large ringed planet (Saturn) appears upper centre with its rings rendered in platinum, while the Sun is depicted at the far right in bold gold relief. The central legend 7 PRECIOUS 7 IN 1 appears in gilt lettering, and the composition specification 1 OZ .999 SILVER PLATED WITH .999 GOLD, .750 ROSE GOLD, .999 PLATINUM, .999 RHODIUM, .999 PALLADIUM AND .999 RUTHENIUM is inscribed in the lower central field. |
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Issued as part of a wave of multi-metal novelty coinage that flooded the collector market in the early 2010s, this piece uses Solomon Islands' nominal issuing authority purely as a licensing arrangement — the coins were designed, produced, and distributed entirely by European minting houses, with the Pacific nation providing legal tender status in exchange for royalties. Six distinct platings applied to a single silver substrate is an aggressive technical claim; whether the rhodium and ruthenium applications constitute meaningful distinct layers or decorative surface treatments is a question the specifications carefully avoid answering.