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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II James Wolfe
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, drop earring, and pearl necklace, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and SOLOMON ISLANDS along the right rim, both in raised Latin capitals. The date 1996 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by small decorative dots. The portrait is executed in a refined proof style consistent with the Raphael Maklouf effigy used on Commonwealth coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic historical scene of British soldiers, muskets in hand, scaling a rocky embankment in formation, evoking the famous assault on the Heights of Abraham at Quebec in 1759. An oval cameo portrait of General James Wolfe in military uniform and period wig is prominently placed in the upper centre of the field, inscribed JAMES WOLFE beneath the portrait. The curved legend 500 YEARS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE arcs across the upper rim, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS is displayed along the lower rim. The composition blends fine engraved figural work with a polished background field. |
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