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2 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an animated intaglio scene of a traditional communal spearfishing drive, with numerous figures wading in shallow water wielding long spears and paddles, a canoe visible in the background. The left margin carries decorative traditional motifs including stylised fish and shell ornaments alongside guilloche rosettes, with the numeral '2' repeated in the lower corners. The issuer name and denomination are set in the upper and lower border panels respectively. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The 1997 Solomon Islands 2 Dollar note was printed during a period of relative monetary stability that would not last — the ethnic tensions between Guadalcanal and Malaita islanders escalated sharply after 1998, culminating in a coup in 2000 that severely disrupted the Central Bank's operations and the broader economy. Notes from the late 1990s series circulated through that turbulence and show wear patterns accordingly.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement here is unexceptional for the Pacific region; they held printing contracts across most of Melanesia through this period.