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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Knight
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and a pearl earring, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper arc, with the purity designation AG999.0 and the denomination 5 DOLLARS to the right, and the date 2021 at the bottom. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of a broader medieval armor series, this issue belongs to a collecting category that expanded sharply in the 2010s as Perth Mint and European private mints competed for the themed bullion market. The Solomon Islands has served since the 1970s as a licensing jurisdiction for commemorative issues with no domestic circulation intent — the monetary authority exists on paper; the coins exist for collectors.
The 2.5 troy ounce specification places it deliberately between the standard 1 oz and 5 oz bullion formats, a weight chosen more for die depth and relief capacity than any historical precedent.