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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | The national Coat of Arms of Solomon Islands occupies the central vignette, set against a guilloche underprint with an overall fish motif in the background. A carved bonito fish and a traditional war shield appear in coincident see-through registration at the left margin. The issuer name "SOLOMON ISLANDS" is inscribed across the top, with the denomination numeral in intaglio at each lower corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | Solomon Islands |
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The 1986 series marked the point at which the Solomon Islands dollar, introduced at independence in 1977, had stabilized enough to justify a redesigned note family. Thomas De La Rue's involvement was essentially continuous from the inception of the currency — the CBSI had no domestic printing capacity and relied entirely on London for production throughout this period.
Watermarking was the sole mechanical security feature on P#16, a relatively modest specification even by mid-1980s Pacific island standards. Counterfeiting pressure in the Solomons was negligible, which likely kept the security brief simple.