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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Ankylosaurus
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Shape | Heptagonal (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II · 2021 · SOLOMON ISLANDS arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 50 CENTS appears at the base, all within the heptagonal coin field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Solomon Islands has issued a long-running series of dinosaur-themed circulation-style coins through licensing arrangements common among small Pacific island states whose mint programs are designed primarily for the collector market rather than domestic use. The pieces are struck by third-party minting houses and carry nominal face values that bear no relation to actual purchasing power in Honiara.
Silver-plated iron rather than cupronickel signals the target squarely at novelty collectors, not numismatists.