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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Solomon Islands occupies the right-centre field, flanked by traditional shell ornaments and set against a multicolour guilloche underprint with orange rosette accents. The dark blue header band carries the legend SOLOMON ISLANDS in bold letterpress, with stylised traditional bird and mask motifs at each corner. Two facsimile signatures for the Governor and Director of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands appear below the denomination inscription THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE DOLLARS IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the motto TO LEAD IS TO SERVE below the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOLOMON ISLANDS THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE DOLLARS IN SOLOMON ISLANDS Governor Director Central Bank of Solomon Islands TO LEAD IS TO SERVE |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio scene of a traditional Solomon Islands war canoe (tomoko) being prepared for launch at a coastal village, with a figure standing beside the carved prow and a second long boat crewed by paddlers visible in the background waterway amid palm-fringed stilt houses. To the left, a guilloche roundel frames traditional shell valuables and carved artefacts rendered in orange and brown tones. The denomination Five Dollars appears in the lower right, with SOLOMON ISLANDS in the upper header band. |
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