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50 Cents - Charles III Surrender
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Technique | Colored, Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing uncrowned effigy of King Charles III, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including swept hair and collar, attributed to engraver Davide Termine (initials 'DT' visible in the field to the right of the bust). The circumferential legend reads 'CHARLES III · 2023 · SOLOMON ISLANDS' along the upper arc, with the denomination '50 CENTS' inscribed along the lower edge in a recessed exergual band. The heptagonal flan features a bevelled rim. |
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| Reverse description | Colorized depiction of three iconic characters from the Star Wars film 'Return of the Jedi': Darth Vader in full black armor occupies the left foreground in vivid color, Luke Skywalker in his black Jedi attire appears in color at the right, and an uncolored Stormtrooper in raised relief occupies the center background. Above the figures, the official 'STAR WARS — RETURN OF THE JEDI' logotype is struck in relief across the upper field. The copyright notice '© & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.' appears vertically along the right edge of the field. |
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The "Charles III Surrender" title almost certainly refers to the formal Japanese surrender ceremony of September 2, 1945, held aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay — an event with direct significance to the Solomon Islands, where some of the Pacific War's most brutal fighting occurred, including the Guadalcanal campaign of 1942–43. The Solomons issued commemorative 50-cent pieces of this type through the Pobjoy Mint and related private minting arrangements, which have produced dozens of themed issues for the territory with limited connection to domestic circulation.