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| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, after the fourth definitive effigy modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH II' to the left and 'SOLOMON ISLANDS' to the upper right, with the denomination '100 DOLLARS' to the right and the date '2019' at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 100 DOLLARS IRB 2019 |
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The Solomon Islands has issued large-format kilo silver pieces primarily through licensed distributors operating under arrangements with the national treasury — the coins are legal tender in name but are produced entirely for the collector market, with no meaningful connection to domestic monetary circulation. This particular denomination follows a pattern established by several Pacific island nations whose numismatic programs generate more revenue than their entire domestic coinage combined.
The "F1" designation in the series title refers to Formula 1 racing, a licensing agreement that brought motorsport imagery into a collector coin program with no historical or geographic tie to the islands whatsoever.