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50 Cents - Charles III Poppy
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Weight | 36.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, depicted in a contemporary portrait style with a draped bust, engraved by Dominique Thiébaut whose initials 'DT' appear in the lower right field beneath the portrait. The circumferential legend reads 'CHARLES III · 2026 · SOLOMON ISLANDS' around the upper and lateral border. The denomination '50 CENTS' is inscribed along the lower border, flanked by two raised dots, all struck on a gold-plated field with a prooflike finish. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2026 · SOLOMON ISLANDS DT · 50 CENTS · |
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Struck as a bullion-adjacent commemorative rather than a circulating piece, this issue belongs to a genre the Solomon Islands has leaned into heavily since the 1990s — licensing its mint authority to produce collector coins with no domestic monetary function. The poppy theme places it in a well-worn commemorative tradition, though the gold-plated iron substrate is an unusual material choice that puts it firmly outside precious-metal collecting categories.