Solomon Islands, Elizabeth II, Pattern Gold Fifty Dollars (14), 2000, struck in .999 fine gold. Crowned bust right, IRB below, by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 2000. rev. colour cartoon character 'Eddie Emu' running, OLYMPICS 2000. Colour embossed on reverse. edge, milled, mint state and extremely rare (14)

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Solomon Islands, Elizabeth II, Pattern Gold Fifty Dollars (14), 2000, struck in .999 fine gold. Crowned bust right, IRB below, by Ian Rank-Broadley, ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 2000. rev. colour cartoon character 'Eddie Emu' running, OLYMPICS 2000. Colour embossed on reverse. edge, milled, mint state and extremely rare (14)

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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

Lot Essay

These are the survivors of only 30 pieces produced by Valcambi before the obverse lettering was changed from the error italic script. A large proportion of the errors were sent to the Central Bank of the Solomon Islands for their archives, or distributed worldwide as initial trade samples for photography purposes. Sold with Valcambi certificate.