Apart from its regular circulating coinage, Solomon Islands has authorised a number of mints to issue collector coins in precious metals, which are legal tender in the country but are not intended for general circulation. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes - such as two ounces of gold (abbreviated as 2 oz Au, where "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum). These are usually dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself.
The coins listed below are "premium" Non-Circulating Legal Tender coins - issued at prices much higher than the intrinsic value of their precious metal. |