Catalog
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2004-2011 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Solomon Islands occupies the right centre, rendered in intaglio on a guilloche underprint with a pale green tint over the entire note. The national flag vignette appears as a watermark ghost at centre-left, flanked by two facsimile signatures below the legal tender inscription. Traditional ornamental motifs and the numeral 5 appear at each corner, with a dark blue header band bearing the issuer name at top and a row of traditional canoes along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a traditional Solomon Islands coastal scene in intaglio, with a man standing beside a carved ceremonial war canoe beached on the shore, its prow bearing intricate indigenous carvings. Traditional stilt houses and palm trees form the background, while a second long canoe manned by rowers is visible on the water at right. A decorative guilloche border frames the composition, with the issuer name in the upper header band and the denomination in the lower right. |
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| Protection description | the national flag of Solomon Islands visible at centre-left of the obverse; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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