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50 Cents - Elizabeth II The Nile
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2024 · SOLOMON ISLANDS DT · 50 CENTS · |
| Reverse description | Stylised cartographic depiction of the course of the River Nile across ancient Egypt, rendered in selective gold plating against a black nickel field. Key ancient sites are labelled and positioned along the river, including Alexandria, Giza, Sakkara, Heliópolis, Memphis, Amarna, Abydos, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Luxor, Hierakonopolis, Elephantine, Philae, and Abu Simbel, with the regions of Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt identified in the respective fields. Iconic Egyptian motifs — including the pyramids, the bust of Nefertiti, a pharaoh's mask, a temple façade, and ankh symbols — are distributed around the composition. The legend THE NILE arcs across the upper periphery, and the design is framed by an inner beaded border and an outer reeded rim. |
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Part of a broader wave of novelty bullion-adjacent issues that Pacific island nations have leaned on heavily since the 2010s, licensing their minting authority to European producers — primarily Mints of Poland and B.H. Mayer — who design, strike, and distribute the coins with minimal involvement from the issuing state. The Solomon Islands' nominal face value is largely a legal formality enabling collector distribution.
The black nickel treatment requires a secondary electroplating process after initial striking, which occasionally produces uneven coverage along high-relief edges.