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50 Cents - Charles III Galápagos Islands
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including jacket collar and lapel. The designer's initials DT appear in the lower right field. The circular legend reads CHARLES III · 2025 · SOLOMON ISLANDS along the upper periphery, with · 50 CENTS · inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2025 · SOLOMON ISLANDS DT · 50 CENTS · |
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The Galápagos Islands fall under Ecuadorian jurisdiction, which makes their appearance on a Solomon Islands coin a purely commercial arrangement — one of many "fantasy geography" issues produced for the souvenir and collector market by private minting firms contracting with Pacific island governments whose nominal issuing authority comes cheaply. Ecuador has its own coinage. The islands have no monetary connection to the Solomons whatsoever.
Gold-plated iron corrodes at the plating seams within years of issue, particularly in humid storage.