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).
On the right, the name of the country, SOLOMON ISLANDS, below which the face value HALF DOLLAR.
Separated from this with a thin horizontal line, the metal content 2,5 g FINE SILVER 999 (two and a half grams of 99.9% silver).
Below that, the LEV hallmark of the manufacturer. |