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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II African Elephant
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Elephant-shaped flan bearing the fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB beneath the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs to the left of the portrait and SOLOMON ISLANDS curves above, with 2 DOLLARS to the right. The date 2021 appears below the effigy, and the purity and weight inscriptions 1 OZ and 999.9 Ag are incused to the right, accompanied by a four-digit individual serial number. The textured field behind the portrait depicts a stylised network of cracked earth or elephant-skin pattern in low relief. |
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| Mintage | 2021 - Reverse Proof - 2,500 |
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Solomon Islands has no meaningful connection to African elephants — this is a bullion and collector issue produced under licensing arrangements that allow smaller Pacific sovereigns to generate mint revenue by lending their legal tender status to thematic series aimed at the international collector market. The actual striking was almost certainly contracted to a major private mint, a practice that accelerated sharply after the 2008 financial crisis as Pacific island nations sought non-tourism revenue streams.
The .9999 fineness places it in the modern ultra-fine bullion category, a standard that became widespread only after refining technology in the 1980s made four-nines purity economically viable at scale.