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| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left field, SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper periphery, and 300 DOLLARS along the right field, all in raised Latin capitals. The date 2019 is placed in the lower exergue beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Plain with individual serial numbering |
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The Solomon Islands has operated as a prolific issuer of large-format commemorative silver for the collector market since the 1990s, with pieces bearing its name frequently produced by European minting houses rather than any domestic facility. This Schumacher piece — at nearly 2.83 kilograms of fine silver — belongs to a category of numismatic merchandise that courts record-book appeal over monetary function. Schumacher won his seventh Formula One championship in 2004 with Ferrari, a record that stood until Lewis Hamilton equalled it in 2020.