Coin | Gold Half Gram 2021 Deadly and Dangerous - Funnel-web Spider |
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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. Some of them are in the half gram of gold mini-coin format (abbreviated as 0.5g 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.
This coin is part of the Deadly and Dangerous series featuring native Australian animals, and shows the Funnelweb Spider. |
Mint | B. H. Mayer |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
500
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Obverse | |
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 2021.
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). |
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Reverse | |
The reverse design shows a close-up image of a spider in its web.
On the right, the D privy mark of the series.
Around below, the inscription FUNNELWEB SPIDER. |
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Reverse Inscription |
FUNNELWEB SPIDER |
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Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Gold content: half gram of 14 carat (58.5%) gold. Finish: proof-like. |
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See also |
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
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