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25 Dollars - Charles III Formula 1
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a pearl earring, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS to the left and AU999.9 25 DOLLARS to the right, with the date 2023 positioned in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a polished field, consistent with proof coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the official Formula 1 registered trademark logo in high relief — a stylised speed-evoking design composed of two overlapping diagonal elements suggesting a number one at pace — positioned centrally against a mirror-polished ground. Surrounding the central device, the peripheral legend consists of the names of all 23 Formula 1 Grand Prix host circuits for the 2023 season, separated by raised dots and inscribed in a continuous band around the circumference of the coin. The arrangement of circuit names runs clockwise from the upper field. |
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Issued under license from Formula 1 Management Ltd., this piece is part of a broader wave of Pacific island nation gold issues that use nominal sovereign status primarily as a vehicle for international collector sales — Solomon Islands itself has no domestic market for $25 gold coins. The series capitalizes on the sport's surging global audience following the Netflix documentary effect post-2019.
The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold bullion-adjacent issues currently in circulation catalog, though it trades on numismatic premium rather than spot.