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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Ghost of the Heap
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Diameter | 12.5 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a fantastical goblin-like creature seated cross-legged in a forest setting, rendered in a stylised illustrative relief. The creature, with prominent pointed ears, wide eyes, and an open grinning mouth, cradles a small gold coin in its outstretched hands, alluding to the theme of the heap. In the background, two booted legs of a figure disappearing among stylised tree trunks are visible in the right field. The legend 1/50 OZ .990 AU arcs along the left border, and FINE & DANUBE GOLD curves along the lower border, referencing the Danube Gold provenance of the metal. |
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Part of the broader "Ghosts" themed series issued for the collector market, this piece belongs to a well-established category of legal-tender novelty coinage produced for Pacific island nations whose minting programs exist almost entirely as revenue-generating vehicles rather than domestic circulation. The Solomon Islands has no meaningful gold coinage tradition of its own.
At 0.622 g, the gold content is fractional by design — just enough to qualify as a bullion-backed issue while keeping the retail price accessible to the themed collectibles market.