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50 Cents - Charles III Mr. Jeremy Fisher
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, uncrowned and in civilian dress, as designed by Dominic Towns (initials DT visible in the field to the right of the portrait). The legend arcs around the upper periphery reading CHARLES III · 2024 · SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 CENTS inscribed along the lower edge. The design follows the standard first-generation coinage portrait of Charles III adopted for Commonwealth issues. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Beatrix Potter's Jeremy Fisher first appeared in 1906, and the character has since accumulated an unlikely numismatic afterlife across dozens of commemorative programs. The Solomon Islands have become a favored issuing authority for this kind of licensed novelty coinage — low-cost silver-plated iron substrates keep production economics viable while the .999 plating allows "silver coin" marketing. Collector utility is limited; secondary market premiums rarely hold.