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50 Cents - Charles III Snape
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 9 g |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2024 · SOLOMON ISLANDS DT · 50 CENTS · |
| Reverse description | Full-color depiction of Professor Severus Snape, portrayed by actor Alan Rickman, dominates the central field, shown from the waist up in dark robes with a stern expression. To the left, the embossed heraldic shield of Slytherin house features a coiled serpent. In the background, a detailed relief of Hogwarts Castle rises to the right. The stylized 'Harry Potter' logo appears in the upper field, and the name 'SNAPE' is inscribed in bold lettering within a cartouche at the base. The copyright notice '© & TM WBEI (s23)' is present along the right edge. |
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The "Snape" attribution here refers to the fictional Hogwarts professor, part of a broader licensing arrangement between the Solomon Islands' authorized minting agents and Warner Bros. The Solomon Islands has become one of the more prolific issuers of pop-culture numismatic novelties, with actual monetary circulation being essentially notional — these pieces are struck for the collector market and never approach the islands themselves.
Charles III's effigy on the obverse marks this as post-September 2022 issue, one of the first waves of collector coinage to adopt the new portrait under the updated royal effigy protocols.