100 Dollars - Charles III Year of the Snake

The Year of the Snake occupies a specific place in the twelve-year lunar cycle — associated in Chinese cosmological tradition with wisdom and strategic thinking — and bullion issues tied to this calendar have become a reliable revenue stream for smaller Pacific sovereigns since the 1990s. Solomon Islands holds no particular historical or cultural connection to the lunar new year calendar; these are legal tender instruments produced under licensing arrangements with private minting houses, issued primarily for the Asian collector and investment market.