Green engraving carries the Solomon Islands 2 Dollars between state emblems, shell value and the communal labour of the sea.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse combines the national coat of arms with stylised frigate birds, porpoises and angel fish, alongside decorative shell rings used as a registration device. These motifs place marine life and traditional forms of value within the formal language of the Central Bank, giving the small denomination a distinctly island-based visual grammar.

Reverse

The reverse centres on a spearfishing scene, framed by decorative fish and shell-ring motifs. The image moves the note from emblem to practice, showing the sea not as background scenery but as a lived source of food, skill and community knowledge within Solomon Islands culture.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this 2 Dollars note belongs to the Solomon Islands 1996-1997 circulation issue printed by De La Rue. It follows the earlier design family but adds two-colour serial numbering and a solid security thread demetalized with CBSI, giving the issue clear technical distinction from preceding notes. The C/1-C/3 prefix range, Houenipwela and Paia signature combination, and falcon-in-flight watermark make it a precise late-1990s type within Solomon Islands dollar collecting.

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