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| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | THE WIZARD OF OZ FAIRY TALES |
| Edge | Reeded |
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The Solomon Islands has operated a prolific licensed commemorative program since the 1970s, issuing collector coins under agreements with international minting houses — primarily B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Germany. This Wizard of Oz issue falls squarely within that program, produced for the collector market with no meaningful circulation in the islands themselves. The underlying license traces to Turner Entertainment's ownership of the 1939 MGM film rights, which Warner Bros. acquired in 1996 and has actively monetized through merchandise and numismatic partnerships ever since.