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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Statue of Zeus
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, shown seated upon an ornate throne within a columned temple setting, holding a figure of Nike in his right hand and a sceptre in his left, draped from the waist down. The denomination 5$ appears in the lower central field below the statue. The surrounding legend SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD arcs along the upper border, and STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA along the lower border, separated by decorative ornaments. |
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| Reverse lettering | SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 5$ STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA |
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Part of a broad series of miniature gold issues produced for the Pacific collector market in the early 2010s, this piece was struck by a private mint on behalf of the Central Bank and is legal tender in name only — no $5 coin of this size ever saw circulation in the Solomons. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was destroyed, most likely by fire, sometime in the 5th or 6th century AD; its appearance survives only through ancient coins and descriptions by Pausanias.