Gold Half Gram 2019 Deadly and Dangerous - Great White Shark, Coin from Solomon Islands - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR 2019.

Before the legend below left, on two lines the precious metal content: 0.5 g Au 585 (one half of a gram of 58.5% gold; Au is abbreviated from Aurum, the Latin word for gold).

The reverse design shows a shark breaching the ocean water, with some small fish in the background.

On the right, the D privy mark of the series.

Around below, the inscription GREAT WHITE SHARK.

Gold content: half gram of 14 carat (58.5%) gold.
Finish: proof-like.

Coins in the Deadly and Dangerous series are issued for a number of counties and include (ordered by year / metal / size / country):
- 1 oz Silver, Red-Back Spider, Tuvalu 2006
- 1 oz Silver, Great White Shark, Tuvalu 2007
- 1 oz Silver, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Tuvalu 2008
- 1 oz Silver, Saltwater Crocodile, Tuvalu 2009
- 1 oz Silver, Eastern Brown Snake, Tuvalu 2010
- 1 oz Silver, Box Jellyfish, Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Red-Back Spider (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Great White Shark (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Blue-Ringed Octopus (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Saltwater Crocodile (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Eastern Brown Snake (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 0.5 g Gold, Red-Back Spider, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Great White Shark, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Saltwater Crocodile, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Eastern Brown Snake, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Box Jellyfish, Tokelau 2012
- 1 oz Silver, Funnel-Web Spider, Tuvalu 2012
- 1 oz Silver, Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake, Tuvalu 2013
- 1 oz Silver, Spider-Hunting Scorpion, Tuvalu 2014
- 1 oz Silver, Bull Ant, Tuvalu 2015
- 1 oz Silver, Death Adder, Tuvalu 2016
- 1 oz Silver, Bull Shark, Tuvalu 2017
- 1 oz Gold, Red-Back Spider, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Silver, Dingo, Tuvalu 2018
- 0.5 g Gold, Red-Back Spider, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Great White Shark, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Saltwater Crocodile, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Eastern Brown Snake, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Dingo, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Spider-Hunting Scorpion, Solomon Islands 2019
- 1 oz Silver, Lionfish, Tuvalu 2019
- 5 oz Gold, Red-Back Spider, Niue 2020
- 5 oz Silver, Red-Back Spider, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Tarantula, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Tarantula, Tuvalu 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Stingray, Niue 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Box Jellyfish, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Funnel-web Spider, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Bull Ant, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Death Adder, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Bull Shark, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Lionfish, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Stingray, Solomon Islands 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Stingray, Tuvalu 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Red-Bellied Black Snake, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Red-Bellied Black Snake, Tuvalu 2022
- 1 oz Gold, Tiger Shark, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Tiger Shark, Tuvalu 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Bluebottle, Tuvalu 2024