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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Pegasus
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs vertically along the left rim, SOLOMON ISLANDS arcs along the upper rim, and 2 DOLLARS along the right rim. The date 2020 appears in the lower field, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic full-body depiction of Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, rearing on its hind legs at center with its large wings fully spread and rendered in vivid polychrome coloring featuring shades of blue, purple, orange, and gold. Classical Greek temple ruins are visible in the background, evoking an ancient Hellenic landscape. A decorative Greek meander (key) border frames the inner design field. The legend PEGASUS arcs along the upper rim in raised gold-toned lettering. |
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The Solomon Islands has issued commemorative silver dollars under its own authority since the 1970s, but the Pegasus series belongs to a crowded modern bullion-adjacent market aimed squarely at collector-investors rather than circulation. This piece was never intended to pass through a cashier's hand.
Face value of two Solomon dollars against a silver content worth exponentially more makes the denomination purely nominal — a legal fiction required to give the coin legitimate tender status under Solomons law.