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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Round the World
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the neck truncation. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, with finely detailed hair arranged in curls. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II · 2021 · SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 CENTS inscribed along the lower periphery, all separated by raised dots. The gold-plated field provides a bright, burnished background to the portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Round the World" series from the Solomon Islands has become a reliable vehicle for the Central Bank to issue low-cost commemorative pieces aimed squarely at the novelty collector market. Gold-plated iron rather than bronze or cupro-nickel keeps production costs minimal while preserving the visual effect on shelf.
KM# 1025 is one of dozens of similarly structured issues from this period, when Pacific island nations with limited domestic coin demand increasingly licensed their monetary authority to third-party minting programs — primarily European — generating revenue through collector sales rather than circulation.