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50 Cents - Charles III Romulus & Remus
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central gold-plated group depicting the Capitoline Wolf — the she-wolf standing in profile to the left — suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus crouched beneath her, rendered in the manner of the celebrated ancient Roman bronze. Behind the wolf, a stylised wolf's-head mask in deep relief dominates the upper field against the coloured red background. The central device is framed by a wreath of laurel branches encircling the inner field, with a decorative beaded border at the periphery. The legend 'ROMULUS & REMUS' arcs along the upper border in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Rome's founding myth has appeared on coinage since antiquity, but this issue originates from a Pacific microstate with no historical or cultural connection to either Rome or the legend itself. The Solomon Islands has operated as a prolific producer of commemorative and novelty issues for the international collector market since the 1970s, licensing themes wholesale for revenue rather than circulation.
Charles III's effigy here functions purely as a legal tender formality — a technicality required to satisfy the issuing authority's coinage obligations under its constitutional arrangements with the Crown.