The Fender Telecaster entered production in 1950 as the Broadcaster — renamed after Gretsch objected to the trademark conflict with their Broadkaster drum kit. The Solomon Islands has issued a long-running series of instrument-themed bullion and collector strikes under legal-tender authority, a licensing arrangement that has nothing to do with the islands' domestic economy and everything to do with the global commemorative silver market centered on European distributors.
KM# 650 is one of dozens of such issues from this series. Mintage figures for these are rarely published by the issuer.
The Fender Telecaster entered production in 1950 as the Broadcaster — renamed after Gretsch objected to the trademark conflict with their Broadkaster drum kit. The Solomon Islands has issued a long-running series of instrument-themed bullion and collector strikes under legal-tender authority, a licensing arrangement that has nothing to do with the islands' domestic economy and everything to do with the global commemorative silver market centered on European distributors.
KM# 650 is one of dozens of such issues from this series. Mintage figures for these are rarely published by the issuer.