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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Protect Our World
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1977-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Sanford's Eagle depicted with wings fully spread in a dramatic descending posture, talons extended toward a branch or prey below, rendered in finely detailed high relief against a plain field. The legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs along the upper periphery, while SANFORD'S EAGLE appears along the lower periphery. The denomination 50 DOLLARS is inscribed in two lines to the left of the central eagle motif. |
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The "Protect Our World" series was tied to the early 1990s wave of environmentally themed commemorative programs that proliferated across Pacific island nations — largely driven by wholesale mint marketing rather than domestic policy initiative. Solomon Islands had minimal independent minting infrastructure and relied on foreign producers to generate hard currency through collector sales. The .583 fineness is an atypical alloy for gold commemoratives of this period, most of which favored .999 or .900; it suggests cost-driven production decisions rather than any numismatic tradition.