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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Saint Catherine's Monastery
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB visible below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim, SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper rim, and 2 DOLLARS along the right rim, with the date 2016 positioned at the lower field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai is among the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastic communities in the world, operating without interruption since the 6th century under Justinian I. The Solomon Islands has no geographic or political connection to the site whatsoever — this is a purely commercial commemorative issue produced for the collector market, a common practice among smaller Pacific sovereignties that license their minting authority for foreign-themed numismatic programs.