Catalog
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coronation Jubilee
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Engraver(s) | Arnold Machin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring two rampant heraldic supporters — a horse to the left and a unicorn to the right — facing each other and flanking the Imperial State Crown, which is depicted in ornate detail at the centre of the composition. The supporters are rendered in high relief against a mirror field. The curved legend CORONATION JUBILEE arcs along the upper periphery, while the commemorative dates 1953-1978 appear in the lower centre field, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS inscribed below. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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The Solomon Islands gained independence from Britain in July 1978, making this issue something of a political curiosity — a newly sovereign nation choosing its first commemorative subject to be the 25th anniversary of the monarch it had just formally separated from. The coronation jubilee theme was shared across dozens of Commonwealth and former-Commonwealth mints that year, most using the same occasion to navigate the same awkward transition between colonial deference and national identity.