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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Adventure
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with her hair styled in characteristic curls. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II · 2023 · SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 CENTS inscribed along the lower rim, all separated by raised dot stops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of a broad commemorative push by the Solomon Islands in the months following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, this piece belongs to a wave of posthumous issues that flooded the Pacific numismatic market in 2023. The Solomon Islands, as a Commonwealth realm until that same year — when it formalized its transition of royal allegiance to Charles III — occupied an unusual position: still legally bound to the Crown at the time of her death, yet accelerating its constitutional distancing shortly after.
Silver-plated iron rather than sterling or fine silver keeps acquisition costs low across what is clearly a high-volume commemorative program.