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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Versailles: Temple of Love
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper right periphery. Below the bust, the denomination $10 is centered, flanked by the weight specification 100g to the left and the fineness mark Ag999 to the right. The antiqued finish enhances the high-relief sculptural quality of the portrait. |
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| Reverse lettering | Versailles 2022 |
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The Temple of Love at Versailles was commissioned by Louis XVI as a gift for Marie Antoinette and completed in 1778, just eleven years before the Revolution swept both of them toward the guillotine. The structure housed a copy of Bouchardon's Cupid Carving his Bow, the original having been deemed too fine to risk outdoors.
Solomon Islands has no historical connection to Versailles whatsoever — the issuer designation here is purely a licensing convenience, as the country has long served as a mint-friendly jurisdiction for European bullion and collector coin programs.