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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Koala
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen diademed and draped, with the engraver's initials IRB visible below the truncation. The background field features an intricate crosshatch lattice pattern, with a koala-shaped cutout piercing the field to the right of the portrait. The legend SOLOMON ISLANDS and date 2019 arc along the upper rim, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Solomon Islands has issued collector coinage under its own authority since independence in 1978, but by the 2010s the Central Bank had become a prolific vehicle for third-party bullion and numismatic programs with little organic connection to the islands themselves. This piece belongs squarely to that trade — a licensed Australian wildlife theme struck for the international bullion collector market, using Solomon Islands denomination authority as a regulatory convenience.
The koala series from this period faced stiff competition from the Perth Mint's own long-running Australian Koala program, first issued in 1987.