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50 Cents - Charles III Animal Farm
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The fully colorized reverse presents a dynamic propaganda-inspired composition referencing George Orwell's allegorical novella Animal Farm. A prominently rendered pig and a chicken stand in the foreground against a radiating red sunburst background. A hammer-and-sickle emblem appears in the upper left, flanked by rows of five-pointed stars along the upper and lower registers. A windmill silhouette is visible in the right background, a direct allusion to the novel's narrative. The bold legend ANIMAL FARM dominates the upper field in large gold lettering, while the celebrated quotation All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. is inscribed in a flowing script along the lower portion of the field. |
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Animal Farm, Orwell's 1945 allegorical novella, was initially rejected by several British publishers — including Victor Gollancz and Jonathan Cape — who feared it would damage relations with the Soviet Union, then a wartime ally. That a Pacific island nation is now issuing gold-plated commemoratives in its name says something about how thoroughly the work has escaped its political moment.