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...Solomon Islands - 10 Dollars Specimen Commemorative Polymer Note 2023 XVll Pacific Games

 Solomon Islands

Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) (est.1983)
Currency - Dollar (SBD)
 
I posted the circulating note on 01.03.2024. Here, I have posted the specimen note for the same polymer commemorative series. I have no information as to how many have been printed. As this series is printed by DLR, I would guess the quantity would be between 300 to 500 pieces. It is unlikely they would have printed anything more than that. The specimen note that I have posted here is also printed with a tiny control number on the bottom left corner. However, it is not sure if there are other varieties for this specimen series.

Ten Dollars (Specimen)
Sanfords sea eagle head, billowing flag, Coat of Arms

Front - A Sanford's sea eagle head (Solomon eagle) is printed on the left, which is traditionally the watermark for paper banknotes issued in the Solomon Islands. The Sanford's sea eagle is a native bird of Solomon Islands. The tournament logo illustrates the year 2023, a billowing Solomon Islands flag in the middle. To the right is the Coat of Arms.

Signatures
Governor - Dr Luke Forau
Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana
Watermark - Electrotype CBSI
Dimensions - 137mm x 68mm

Back - Various sporting events, depicting from left to right: man running with a rugby ball in his right hand, two men playing in a basketball game, woman lifting weight, footballer, athlete and bodybuilder posing.
 

Six sports - soccer, weight lifting, marathon, bodybuilding, rugby and basketball

...Solomon Islands - 10 Dollars Commemorative Polymer Note 2023 XVll Pacific Games

  Solomon Islands

Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) (est.1983)
Currency - Dollar (SBD)
 
This is a commemorative polymer note of 10 dollars issued on 27.10.2023 to celebrate the 17th Pacific Games held in the capital city of Honiara in Solomon Islands. The sporting tournament was held from 19.11.2023 to 02.12.2023. There were 24* nations competing in this tournament.
 
Final Medals Tally
1st New Caledonia - 197 medals (G82; S57: B58);
2nd Tahiti - 160 medals (G57; S53; B50); and
3rd Australia - 84 medals (G50; S24; B10).
 
The host nation, Solomon Islands finished 7th place with 80 medals (G12; S37; B31). Tokelau is the only nation without winning a single medal. 
 
The Pacific Games first started in 1963 when Fiji staged the tournament in Suva. The Games were then known as the South Pacific Games. In 2007, it then changed the name to Pacific Games. The Pacific Games is a multi-sporting event that is held every four years. Since its inception, only six nations have held the games, namely Fiji (1963, 1979 & 2003); New Caledonia (1966, 1987 & 2011), Papua New Guinea (1969, 1991 & 2015), Samoa (1983, 2007 & 2019), French Polynesia (1971 & 1995, and scheduled to host the games in 2027), and Guam (1975 & 1999). This is the first time Solomon Islands has hosted this event.
 
It should be noted that the Pacific Games is not the same as the Pacific Mini Games (PMG). The PMG is a scaled down version of the main Pacific Games, and its purpose is to allow smaller nations in the Pacific region to host this tournament. The PMG first started in 1981 and was hosted by Solomon Islands. In 2017, Vanuatu hosted the PMG and issued a 500 vatu commemorative note celebrating this event.
 
Since 1963, only three nations have issued commemorative banknotes celebrating the events, namely Papua New Guinea (1991, 2007 & 2015), Samoa (2019) and Solomon Islands (2023). Despite hosting the event three times, neither Fiji nor New Caledonia had issued any banknote to celebrate these occasions.
 
As expected, the design for this new note is completely new, and it retains the predominantly red colour as the current $10 paper note. This commemorative note is printed by De La Rue on SAFEGUARD® polymer substrate. A total of 1,000,000 pieces have been issued. All notes are printed with a special prefix of SI/23 (Solomon Islands/2023), and for the replacement notes, they are printed with the prefix of X/23.

Ten Dollars
Sanfords sea eagle head, billowing flag, Coat of Arms

Replacement Prefix X/23 031 031 (Repeater)
Sanfords sea eagle head, billowing flag, Coat of Arms

Front - A Sanford's sea eagle head (Solomon eagle) is printed on the left, which is traditionally the watermark for paper banknotes issued in the Solomon Islands. The Sanford's sea eagle is a native bird of Solomon Islands. The tournament logo illustrates the year 2023, a billowing Solomon Islands flag in the middle. To the right is the Coat of Arms.

Signatures
Governor - Dr Luke Forau
Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana
Watermark - Electrotype CBSI
Dimensions - 137mm x 68mm

Back - Various sporting events, depicting from left to right: man running with a rugby ball in his right hand, two men playing in a basketball game, woman lifting weight, footballer, athlete and bodybuilder posing for a front double biceps pose.

Six sports - soccer, weight lifting, marathon, bodybuilding, rugby and basketball

In addition to the notes, the bank also released a folder (dimensions 211mm x 149mm) for this commemorative series. It is not sure how many of these were issued or if they were presented to the participants who attended the games. This folder is sold separately without the banknote. Inside the folder, it printed with the following text:
 
"The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is issuing a commemorative banknote printed on Safeguard polymer substrate. Our new $10 Dollar Note has been produced to commemorate the XVll South Pacific Games 2023 which are being held in Solomon Islands for the first time in November 2023.
 
Signed Governor Dr Luke Forau"
 
And the inside back folder, it printed with the text of: -
 
"The design of the newly vibrant commemorative banknote celebrates the Solomon Islands first historical hosting of the South Pacific Games and its sporting progress and success. 
 
Front: The image depicts the Solomon Islands flag and coat of arms as seen in all circulating banknotes 
 
Back: Participation in this South Pacific Games in both team and individual sports are depicted in soccer, weight lifting, marathon, body building, rugby and basketball inviting all to remain united in SPORTS. 
 
2023 Pacific Games 
Solomon Islands"
 
Folder front
 
Footnote*
 
Medal Tally
 
New Caledonia - 197 (G82; S57; B58), 
Tahiti - 160 (G57; S53; B50),
Australia - 84 (G50; S24; B10), 
Samoa - 76 (G34; S21; B21),
Papua New Guinea - 105 (G29; S37; B39),
Fiji - 91 (G21; S30; B40), 
Host - Solomon Islands - 80 (G12; S37; B31),
New Zealand - 35 (G10; S13; B12),
Nauru - 28 (G10; S12; B6),
Guam - 17 (G7; S4; B6),
Cook Islands - 18 (G5; S3; B10),
Marshall Islands - 10 (G5; S3; B2),  
Northern Mariana Islands - 12 (G5; S1; B6),
Wallis and Futuna - 15 (G3; S6; B6),
Vanuatu - 19 (G3; S5; B11), 
Kiribati - 11 (G3; S2; B6),
Federated States of Micronesia - 4 (G3; S1; B0),
Tonga - 19 (G2; S8; B9),
Niue - 2 (G1; S0; B1),
Tuvalu - 5 (G0; S5; B0),
American Samoa - 6 (G0; S3; B3),
Palau - 3 (G0; S0; B3), 
Norfolk Island - 1 (G0; S0; B1),
Tokelau - 0. 

...Solomon Islands - $10, $20 ND2021 And $100 ND2023 Hybrid Reprints, s. Dr Luke Forau & Mckinnie P Dentana

Solomon Islands

Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI)
(since 1983)
Currency - Dollar (SBD)
 
Below are the reprints of the $10, $20 and $100 paper and hybrid notes, first introduced in 2017. There are no changes to the designs, except it has new signatures for the bank's Governor and for the Secretary, Minister of Finance. Those first issued series of 2017 were signed by the Governor, Denton Hehenoro Rarawa, and the Secretary, Minister of Finance, Shadrach Timothy Fanega and later by Harry Degruit Kuma.
 
Here, I have posted the normal notes as well as the replacement prefix for the same denomination. Traditionally, replacement notes are printed with the prefix of X/1 for Solomon Islands banknotes, unless those printed by Note Printing Australia, which is none.
 
In my opinion, this series of notes (designs) are printed with very strong colours.
Ten Dollars (First Prefix A/4)
National flag, Coat of Arms

Front - A billowing flag of Solomon Islands, which gives a general feeling of the prevailing current moving from the left to the right. The Coat of Arms is on the right. At the bottom is a food bowl with traditional motifs. 

Signatures
Governor - Dr Luke Forau
Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana
Watermark - Eagle head & electrotype CBSI
Printer - De La Rue
Dimensions - 137mm x 67mm

Back - The main design features a woman holding a traditional tool used to drill traditional shell money along with a string of shell money on the left side of the note. This is a unique culture of the eastern islands in the Solomon Islands.
 
Woman with tool drilling shell money, a string of shell money

Ten Dollars (Replacement Prefix X/1)
National flag, Coat of Arms

Woman with tool drilling shell money, a string of shell money

Twenty Dollars (First Prefix A/5)
National flag, Coat of Arms

Front - A billowing flag of Solomon Islands, which gives a general feeling of the prevailing current moving from the left to the right. The Coat of Arms is on the right. At the bottom is a food bowl with traditional motifs.  
 
Signatures
Governor - Dr Luke Forau
Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana
Watermark - Eagle head & electrotype CBSI
Printer - De La Rue
Dimensions - 142mm x 67mm

Back - A musician playing traditional bamboo panpipes along with female dancers on the background performing a ceremonial island dance to recognise and celebrate the unique culture of the islands

Man with bamboo panpipes and a group of women dancers

Twenty Dollars (Replacement Prefix X/1)
National flag, Coat of Arms

Man with bamboo panpipes and a group of women dancers

One Hundred Dollars Hybrid (First Prefix A/12?)
Flag of Solomon Islands, Coat of Arms
 
Front - Coat of Arms on the right, and a billowing flag in the center left.

Signatures
Governor - Dr Luke Forau
Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana
Watermark - Eagle head & electrotype CBSI
Printer - De La Rue
Dimensions - 152.5mm x 68mm
 
Back - Images of coconut growing with plantation harvesting. An image of an open coconut in the middle of a necklace.

Man harvesting coconuts
 
One Hundred Dollars Hybrid (Replacement X/1)
Flag of Solomon Islands, Coat of Arms

Man harvesting coconuts
 
Footnote: -
I believe the signature for the Secretary, Minister of Finance printed on this note is Mckinnie P Dentana. I note that other sites have indicated that this is not. I do not have any confirmation to say I am correct, but if you have the correct information, please feel free to share with me. I am also keen to know what the initial 'P' stands for. Please check this out!

...Fiji - $100 ND2022 Reprint Specimen, s. Faizul Ariff Ali

Republic of Fiji
(since 1987)

Reserve Bank of Fiji
Currency : Dollar (FJD)
 
Posted here is the $100 specimen note with the Bank's Governor's signature of Faizul Ariff Ali. Faizul Ariff Ali was appointed to the role on 11.09.2017.
 
This $100 circulating note was reportedly released in 2022. Apart from the $5 polymer note, this is the only paper reprint banknote issued since the current Flora & Fauna series was first introduced in early 2013. The previous note was signed by Barry Whiteside.

One Hundred Dollars
Buli Kula cowrie shell, Nanai (Fijian cicada), Coat of Arms

Front - Buli kula (Golden Cowrie) to the bottom left corner and Nanai (Fiji cicada). Fiji has the richest fauna of cicadas in the southwest Pacific with 19 species. The cicada is a noisy creature that can call out all night thus sometimes can be annoying. The prefix for this series commenced with the letters FFB. Previous issue was printed with FFA.

Governor -  Faizul Ariff Ali
Dimensions - 157mm x 68mm
Watermark - Image of an i-Taukei man and the value 100

Back - Smiling faces of tourism workers and entertainers showing their friendliness. The map of Fiji Islands with the 180 degrees Meridian Line marking the dawn of a new day. A cruise boat for island hopping on the top right, a couple of tourists snorkeling, and the Reserve bank's Coat of Arms on the bottom left corner.

Fijians, map of Fiji, scuba divers, atoll island, tourism theme, 180° Meridian line

...Fiji - 100 Cents ND2023 Numismatic Polymer Banknote

Republic of Fiji
 
Reserve Bank of Fiji
(Established 1983)
Currency - Dollar (FJD)
 
According to a copy of the Letter of Authorisation dated 03.05.2023 and signed by Mr Esala Masitabua, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, the company, China Coin Industrial Co. Limited (CCIC) trading as Shenzhen China Coin Investment Co. Limited was granted the full authority to distribute the 100 cents banknote issued on 08.08.2023. The RBF's Letter of Authority was granted to enable CCIC the rights to promote, advertising, marketing and sales of this note, including any packaging associated with this banknote.
 
Like the previous issue of the 88 cents banknotes released on 08.08.2022, this is also a numismatic product with a face value of 100 cents or one dollar, and was also released on 08.08.2023. Whilst it says on the banknote that this is a legal tender banknote, it was issued as collectible items, and as such sold with the premium above the face value.
 
One Hundred Cents (One Dollar) - Prefix AB
 
Hibiscus flower, Coat of Arms
 
Front - Hibiscus flower, Coat of Arms. The design on the front is very similar to the previous 88-cent note, except for the see-through window on the left. Even the colours are similar too.

Governor - Faizul Ariff Ali (tenure since 11.09.2017)
Watermark - N/A
Printer - De La Rue (not printed)
Dimensions - 144mm x 69.5mm
 
Back - A Chinese Imperial dragon holding a fireball in its paw. A Chinese word '龍' (Dragon) is also printed in the bottom right. Like the China 100 yuan polymer commemorative note issued in 2000, this note also depicts a Chinese Imperial Dragon, and back in the Chinese Imperial years right up to 1911, only the sitting Emperor of the day was allowed to have such dragon design on their robe. Anyone found to have the same dragon or similar design on their clothing will not live another day to enjoy this. The yellowish background colour also represents the Chinese Imperial colour as well.
 
A Chinese Imperial dragon with a fireball

Footnote: 
It is not sure why the RBF continues to release numismatic products, apart from financial gains. Based on the legal tender value and the high premium over the face value, it would be extremely unlikely that you will ever find this note in general circulation.