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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Shapes of Australia
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, set against a decorative geometric lattice background rendered in black and silver. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper left field, with SOLOMON ISLANDS continuing along the upper right rim, and 5 DOLLARS inscribed vertically at the right. Below the portrait, the engraver's initials IRB appear alongside the purity marks 1oz and Ag999, with the date 2019 in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS IRB 1oz Ag999 2019 |
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The "Shapes of Australia" series exploits a niche that Australian and Pacific Island mints carved out aggressively in the 2010s — sovereign Pacific nations lending their issuing authority to commemorative programs with no domestic circulation intent whatsoever. Solomon Islands coins of this type were never struck for Honiara; they exist entirely for the collector market, produced under licensing arrangements that funnel revenue to the issuer while the actual minting typically occurs in facilities in Perth, Pobjoy, or central Europe.
KM#1039 is a modern bullion-adjacent piece rather than a circulation issue — the .999 fineness and 31.1g weight aligning it to the standard one-troy-ounce format that dominates the commemorative silver market post-2008 financial crisis.