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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Berlin
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing left, occupying the left portion of the rectangular field, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. To the right, the country name SOLOMON ISLANDS is inscribed at the top, with the denomination $2 prominently displayed in the centre, separated by a horizontal rule from the inscription 1/2 oz FINE SILVER 999 below. The LEV mintmark within a diamond lozenge appears at the lower right. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued under the broader "Cities of the World" collector program that proliferated among Pacific island nations in the early 2010s, this piece is a product of the licensed legal tender arrangement whereby the Solomon Islands government authorized private minting firms — typically European — to produce low-mintage silver rounds carrying its nominal sovereignty for direct sale to collectors. The coins never circulated in Honiara.
The Berlin theme dates this piece to a period when reunification anniversaries and Cold War commemoratives were commercially reliable sellers in the European collector market.