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Country: Solomon Islands
Capital: Honiara
Currency: Solomon Islands dollar
Numeric code: 090
Letter code: SBD
In Melanesia, in the Pacific ocean lies the archipelago of the Solomon Islands. Most of it belongs to the same state. The total area of land representing the property of the Solomon Islands – 28. 4 thousand square kilometers. But they are sparsely inhabited: dwell here only 515.8 thousand inhabitants. Honiara and the main water gate of the state and its dominant city. The location for it defined on Guadalcanal - one of the vast Islands of the archipelago. An independent island state was in 1978.
Solomon Islands dollar, which equals one hundred cents, the currency took the baton from the Australian dollar's already at the end of 1977. The next two years, the price of the coins of the Solomon Islands remained at the level of its predecessor. But for a long time to maintain such parity failed is the instability of the young state led to inflation.
The first issue has almost completed the catalogue of coins of the Solomon Islands: 1 dollar, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cent. Did not get the two denominations. And they are built into the coin row countries: in 1990, 50 cents and $ 2 in 2012.
The value of the coins of the Solomon Islands 1 and 2 cents by 2006 did not meet even the materials used in their manufacture, therefore, from the minting of stuff refused. But an obstacle for those wishing to purchase outdated coin Solomon Islands it is not.
