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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary of Independence
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features the coat of arms of Solomon Islands, comprising a quartered shield supported by a saltwater crocodile to the left and a shark to the right, surmounted by a traditional war shield and eagle, with a scroll bearing the national motto below. Surrounding the armorial device is a decorative coloured band rendered in blue, green, and yellow enamel, evoking the national flag's colours and forming a circular ring around the inner device. The commemorative legend 40th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE curves along the upper periphery, while TWO DOLLARS is inscribed in large letters along the lower portion of the field, all separated by raised dot stops. |
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Solomon Islands marked forty years of independence from Britain in 2018 — a sovereignty gained on 7 July 1978, making this one of the Pacific's later decolonizations. The islands had been administered under a joint British-Australian condominium arrangement for much of the twentieth century, with wartime disruption during 1942–43 leaving a complex postcolonial administrative legacy that delayed the independence process considerably longer than neighboring territories.
KM#797 is a circulation commemorative, not a proof issue.