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150 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Beheading of St John the Baptist
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in fine relief against a frosted rectangular field. The portrait depicts the Queen wearing a girlande diadem and pearl earring, her hair swept up in the royal coiffure associated with the Ian Rank-Broadley tradition. Inscriptions arranged in stacked lines below the effigy read ELIZABETH II / SOLOMON ISLANDS / 150 DOLLARS / SILVER 999 / 2022, all in upright Latin lettering. The overall design is executed on a large-format rectangular silver planchet, consistent with the high-relief aesthetic typical of prestige collector issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | RB ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 150 DOLLARS SILVER 999 2022 |
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The Beheading of John the Baptist is among the more unusual subjects for a state-issued bullion piece — the scene derives from the Gospel of Mark, where Salome's request, prompted by her mother Herodias, secured the execution of John while Herod Antipas was bound by a public oath he couldn't refuse. The theological weight of the subject has made it a recurring commission in Western art for centuries, but its appearance on a Pacific island nation's coinage reflects the broader market for large-format devotional silver targeting European and Asian collectors rather than any particular connection to Solomon Islands itself.
At 1,500 grams of .999 silver, these oversized collector pieces are manufactured in limited quantities by contracted European mints — most likely the Czech or Polish facilities that dominate this segment.