100 Dollars - Charles III Year of the Horse

The Lunar New Year series issued under Solomon Islands authority has become a vehicle for large-format bullion pieces that have no meaningful connection to the issuing nation — the islands operate no domestic mint, and these coins are produced under contract, almost certainly in a major Asian or Australian facility. The Year of the Horse in the current sixty-year sexagenary cycle falls in 2026, completing a twelfth-cycle return from 1966, the year the Cultural Revolution began suppressing traditional Chinese festivals including Lunar New Year observances across the mainland.

At 155.5 grams, this is a five-troy-ounce piece — a format that has grown aggressively in the collector bullion market since roughly 2010.