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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Discovery of the New World
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of the Norse explorer Leif Eriksson standing prominently at left, rendered in high relief against an open sea background, accompanied by a Viking longship under sail. The central motif incorporates genuine blue-coloured Mother of Pearl inlay, lending a distinctive polychrome effect to the composition. The legend DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD arcs along the upper border, with the name LEIF ERIKSSON inscribed across the lower field, and the date 2020 appearing at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 155.5g format — equivalent to five troy ounces — places this squarely among the large-format collector bullion issues that proliferated after the 2008 financial crisis, when sovereign mints and licensed issuers flooded the market with oversized gold pieces targeting wealth-preservation buyers rather than numismatists. Solomon Islands has no historical connection to the events commemorated; the nation functions here purely as a licensing authority, a role it has filled for dozens of such issues since the 1990s.