The Concorde program ended in 2003 when Air France and British Airways retired the fleet following the July 2000 crash of Flight 4590 at Gonesse, which killed all 109 on board and effectively ended public confidence in the aircraft's safety record. Solomon Islands has issued commemorative pieces in this series before, licensing the Concorde subject through the broader Pacific island commemorative coin trade — a well-established market where small sovereigns issue high-volume collectibles with little domestic circulation intended.
The Concorde program ended in 2003 when Air France and British Airways retired the fleet following the July 2000 crash of Flight 4590 at Gonesse, which killed all 109 on board and effectively ended public confidence in the aircraft's safety record. Solomon Islands has issued commemorative pieces in this series before, licensing the Concorde subject through the broader Pacific island commemorative coin trade — a well-established market where small sovereigns issue high-volume collectibles with little domestic circulation intended.