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100 Dollars New Security Strip
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reverse description | Multicoloured note with a central vignette of a male figure engaged in coconut harvesting, crouched over a pile of coconuts against a background of tall palm trees rendered in warm golden-yellow tones. To the left, a decorative roundel contains an open coconut with shell necklace motifs, while the denomination "ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS" is inscribed in bold lettering across the lower portion, flanked by numeral 100 at each corner. The country name "SOLOMON ISLANDS" appears in the upper panel beneath a border of traditional geometric and wildlife motifs. |
| Reverse lettering | SOLOMON ISLANDS / 100 / ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS / 100 |
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The 2023 issue updates an existing design rather than introducing a new one — the "New Security Strip" designation in the series title confirms this was a targeted security upgrade, not a general reprint cycle. Thomas De La Rue has held the Solomon Islands printing contract for decades, and incremental mid-series security enhancements of this kind are now standard practice for Pacific island issuers working within tight procurement budgets.
Solomon Islands high-denomination notes have historically been low-volume print runs given the country's small population, which keeps genuine circulated examples relatively scarce in the secondary market even shortly after issue.