Coin | Silver Ounce 2014 Matryoshka |
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Apart from its regular circulating coinage, Solomon Islands has authorised a number of private 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 - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). These are usually dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself.
The 2014 Matryoshka 1oz silver coloured coin is the first issue in the Matryoshka series of coins with Russian themes.
Matryoshka dolls are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another. The name matryoshka, literally "little matron", is a diminutive form of Russian female first name "Matryona" or "Matryosha". |
Mint | MDM |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
5,000
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Obverse | |
The obverse 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 and the date: ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 2014.
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Reverse | |
The reverse is coloured and represents a Russian Matryoshka doll at centre, with two successively smaller (not coloured) dolls in the background.
Around above, the inscription МОЯ МАТРЁШКА ("My Matryoshka").
Around below, the face value 10 DOLLARS. |
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Reverse Inscription |
МОЯ МАТРЁШКА 10 DOLLARS |
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Edge | Plain, inscribed | Edge Inscription | [serial number] |
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Notes | Finish: proof, coloured, special shape, edge numbering (the unique serial number of each coin is inscribed on the edge). Packaging: in the smaller of a pair of nested wooden Russian Matryoshka Dolls which were specially designed to house the coin, both adorned with a brightly coloured design matching the coin's imagery, accompanied by a themed Certificate of Authenticity. |
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