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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Courage
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 9 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted with characteristic curled hair set and wearing a drop earring. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II · 2023 · SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 CENTS positioned in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - Prooflike |
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Issued following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, this piece is part of a broad Pacific commemorative program that flooded the market almost immediately after the official mourning period ended. The Solomon Islands, a Commonwealth realm until 2024, had issued coinage bearing her portrait continuously since independence in 1978. The "Courage" attribution refers to one of the four values highlighted across the posthumous commemorative series — Faith, Hope, Courage, and Service — a framing drawn loosely from her 1953 coronation oath rhetoric.
Silver-plated copper-nickel strikes of this type rarely see circulation.