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50 Cents - Charles III Hawker Hurricane
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Weight | 9 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of King Charles III, after the portrait by Dominic Thomas, occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan. The legend arcs around the upper periphery reading CHARLES III · 2026 · SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 CENTS positioned along the lower border. The engraver's initials DT appear in small characters to the lower right of the portrait. The coin surface displays a polished, prooflike gold-toned finish throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2026 · SOLOMON ISLANDS DT · 50 CENTS · |
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The Hawker Hurricane is often overshadowed by the Spitfire in popular memory, but it destroyed more enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain than all other British defenses combined. Rugged and easy to repair — ground crews could patch one up with canvas and dope — it bore the brunt of the Luftwaffe's bomber formations while Spitfires engaged the fighters above.
The Solomon Islands has issued commemorative transport and military series under Central Bank authority since the 1990s, licensing designs through Perth and Pobjoy minting arrangements. Gold-plated iron is the workhorse of the low-cost commemorative market.