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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Native Art

Issuer Solomon Islands
Year 1980
Type Non-circulating coin
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Reverse description A traditional Solomon Islands ornamental shell disc (kap-kap) motif occupies the central field, featuring a stylised four-petalled floral device set within concentric rings of geometric and wavy-line patterns radiating outward to the border, evoking indigenous Pacific decorative art. The denomination 100 DOLLARS arcs along the lower margin, with the fineness inscription 500/1000 FINE GOLD and the Franklin Mint mark FM placed in small lettering below the central design.
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Reverse lettering 100 DOLLARS 500/1000 FINE GOLD FM
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The Solomon Islands gained independence from Britain in 1978, and this 1980 issue belongs to the first wave of commemorative coinage the new nation used to establish a distinct monetary identity — and, practically speaking, to generate foreign exchange revenue. The .500 fine gold specification is notably low for a bullion-adjacent commemorative of this period, when most comparable Pacific island issues were struck in .900 or .917. Whether that reflected a budget constraint or a deliberate pricing decision to broaden accessibility is unrecorded in the minting contracts.

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