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2 Dollars In the name of Elizabeth II, Phoenix
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2134 |
| Obverse description | The coin is struck in an irregular, flame-inspired silhouette shape. The upper portion of the obverse features a circular inner field bearing the right-facing, diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with the engraver's initials IRB beneath the truncation. The surrounding field is decorated with an intricate patterned background of heraldic motifs including crowns, shields, and crosslets. A stylised phoenix rendered in a Celtic knotwork design occupies the lower portion of the coin in high relief against a dark field. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II · SOLOMON ISLANDS · 2 DOLLARS, with the inscription 1OZ AG 999.9 below, and the year 2023 and individual serial number 0001 incuse on the edge area. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The phoenix as a monetary motif carries specific weight for the Solomon Islands, whose economy was effectively dismantled during the Pacific campaign of World War II — Guadalcanal alone saw some of the most sustained Allied-Japanese fighting of the entire theatre, leaving the island group's infrastructure and trade networks in ruin. Recovery was slow and uneven across the archipelago.
Elizabeth II appears here as issuing authority despite her death in September 2022, a common artifact of mint production cycles — dies and programs commissioned before her passing continued generating issues well into 2023 across multiple Commonwealth and associated minting programs.