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50 Cents - Charles III John Logie Baird
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Reverse description | A richly coloured commemorative design honouring John Logie Baird as a television pioneer. A central circular vignette features a black-and-white photographic portrait of Baird at work with his apparatus, surrounded by an annular band divided into vivid colour segments — yellow, green, magenta, and blue — each illustrated with period images of his inventions and demonstrations, including early mechanical television equipment and colour television apparatus. Three milestone dates — 1926, 1928, and 1888–1946 — are inscribed within the lower portion of the design. The outer legend reads JOHN LOGIE BAIRD TELEVISION PIONEER along the top, with the achievements · FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TRANSMISSION ·, · FIRST COLOUR TELEVISION DEMONSTRATION ·, and FIRST DEMONSTRATION OF A MECHANICAL TELEVISION distributed around the inner annulus. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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