Part of a long-running zodiac bullion series targeting the collector-investor market, this fractional piece was struck by the Perth Mint on behalf of Solomon Islands, which has licensed its sovereign authority for commemorative coinage since the 1970s without any of these issues entering domestic circulation. At 0.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, the denomination is purely nominal — the face value bears no relationship to metal content or market price.
Part of a long-running zodiac bullion series targeting the collector-investor market, this fractional piece was struck by the Perth Mint on behalf of Solomon Islands, which has licensed its sovereign authority for commemorative coinage since the 1970s without any of these issues entering domestic circulation. At 0.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, the denomination is purely nominal — the face value bears no relationship to metal content or market price.