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2 Dollars
| Issuer | Solomon Islands Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1977-1981 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in three-quarter view occupies the right portion of the note, set against a green and salmon guilloche underprint. The upper border carries the issuer title 'SOLOMON ISLANDS' flanked by frigate bird vignettes, while a traditional carved shell ornament appears at upper right. At lower centre, an intaglio vignette of a traditional Solomon Islands ceremonial canoe prow is set within a dark decorative band, with two facsimile signatures of the Chairman and Member of the Solomon Islands Monetary Authority printed centrally. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette rendered in intaglio illustrates a traditional communal bonito fish drive, with numerous figures wading and working in shallow coastal waters using nets and poles, canoes visible in the background. The left margin bears a decorative column with traditional shell ring ornaments, a stylised fish motif, and a star-centred circular guilloche element. The upper border repeats the 'SOLOMON ISLANDS' title with flanking decorative devices, and the denomination numeral '2' appears at each corner. |
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The Solomon Islands Monetary Authority was established in 1976, the year after independence from Britain, and this 2 Dollar note belongs to the first series ever issued for the new nation. De La Rue handled the printing, as they did for a substantial proportion of newly independent Pacific and Commonwealth territories during the 1970s — a continuation of relationships built when those same territories were colonial dependencies.
The SIMA was replaced by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands in 1983, giving this series a short institutional lifespan of roughly six years.