2 Dollars

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.