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50 Cents - Charles III Peter Rabbit & Mrs. Rabbit
| Issuer | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing uncrowned effigy of King Charles III after the portrait by Dominic Tate, depicted in a contemporary style with a draped collar. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III · 2026 · SOLOMON ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 CENTS inscribed along the lower arc. The designer's initials DT appear in small relief below the truncation of the bust. The coin's heptagonal flan is finished in gold plating with a prooflike mirror field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gold-plated iron is an unusual choice for a commemorative — iron corrodes aggressively under plating failures, and these pieces will not age gracefully if the plating layer is breached. Beatrix Potter's characters have been licensed across dozens of mint programs since Frederick Warne & Co. first permitted commercial use of the designs in the 1970s, making this one of hundreds of such issues across multiple issuing authorities. The Solomon Islands has long served as a convenient licensing jurisdiction for low-cost commemoratives with no domestic circulation intent.