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2 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 2 Cents (0.02 SBD) |
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| Obverse description | Second effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Arnold Machin, depicted as a right-facing draped bust wearing a tiara and with hair elaborately coiffed. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, SOLOMON ISLANDS along the right, and the date 1985 appears in the lower exergue, all struck in raised Latin lettering against a plain field. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised frigate bird with wings fully spread and tail feathers fanned downward, rendered in a bold, graphic design reminiscent of traditional Solomon Islands art, is centred in the field and perched on a horizontal bar. A decorative arc of small star-like motifs frames the bird to either side. The denomination 2 appears prominently at the top of the field, with CENTS inscribed immediately below in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Mintage | 1985 |
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