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teal and black geometric border strip at right; light blue numeral accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLarge black engraved yellowfin tuna leaping at left, overlapping a transparent polymer window containing a dark teal fish-hook signal motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCoat of arms of Solomon Islands at center — crocodile and shark supporters, eagle crest, sun, and scroll reading \u003cem\u003eTo Lead Is To Serve\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSerial number in red at left (vertical) and black at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGeometric black-and-teal patterned security strip at far right with blue frigate bird silhouette at top\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWave and coral motif in blue at lower left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSignatures: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsi.com.sb\/about-us\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuke Forau\u003c\/a\u003e, Gov., Central Bank of Solomon Islands; Harry Degruit Kuma, Secretary of Finance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eColors:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWhite\/cream polymer base\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDeep navy-blue dominant engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eYellow-gold CBSI emblem at left; teal and green national flag in transparent window; black geometric border strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTraditional communal spear-fishing scene at center — multiple figures wading and standing in shallow water, spears raised, with a dugout canoe in the background\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTransparent polymer window at upper left showing the Solomon Islands national flag in color (blue, green, yellow diagonal stripe, white stars)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYellow-gold Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) ring emblem at left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTransparent window at right repeating the tuna and fish-hook motif from the front\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWave and coral motif in blue at lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGeometric black-and-teal patterned security strip at upper left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eVarieties:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eND (2019) — DHR\", FF — TBB# 221a, P# 38a\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eND (2022) — LF, HDK — TBB# 221b, P# 38b — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eND (2019) Specimen — TBB# 221as\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eND (2019) Commemorative folder (500 printed) — TBB# BNP205a\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCatalog numbers: P-38b; TBB B221b; Numista N#202376\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWatermark: Under backlight, five fish appear beneath the left polymer window\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComposition: Polymer (Guardian®)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSize: 131 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIssuing entity: Central Bank of Solomon Islands\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePrinter: Note Printing Australia, Melbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDemonetized: No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elegal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSignatures: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsi.com.sb\/about-us\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuke Forau\u003c\/a\u003e, Gov., Central Bank of Solomon Islands; Harry Degruit Kuma, Secretary of Finance\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCurrency: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Islands_dollar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSolomon Islands Dollar (SBD)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages: English (official); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Islands_Pijin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePijin\u003c\/a\u003e (lingua franca); ~70 indigenous Melanesian languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Solomon Islands\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOrigin of name: Named by Spanish explorer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%81lvaro_de_Menda%C3%B1a_de_Neira\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eÁlvaro de Mendaña\u003c\/a\u003e in 1568, who believed he had found the source of King Solomon's gold — the biblical \u003cem\u003eOphir\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCapital: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honiara\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHoniara\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~82,000; metro ~130,000)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOrigin of name: Derived from \u003cem\u003eNagho ni ara\u003c\/em\u003e in the local \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gela_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGela language\u003c\/a\u003e, meaning \"facing the southeast wind\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePopulation: ~740,000 (UN 2023) — similar to Alaska or North Dakota\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArea: 28,400 km² (10,965 mi²) — similar to Albania or Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e): ~$2,900 (IMF 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMain exports: Timber, fish, palm oil, cocoa, copra\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBorders: None (island nation); maritime neighbors include Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages: English (official); Pijin (lingua franca); ~70 indigenous Melanesian languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEthnicities: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanesians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMelanesian\u003c\/a\u003e (~95%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polynesian_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolynesian\u003c\/a\u003e (~3%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Micronesian_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMicronesian\u003c\/a\u003e (~1%), other (~1%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMemberships: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1978); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1978); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Islands_Forum\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePacific Islands Forum\u003c\/a\u003e (1978); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanesian_Spearhead_Group\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMelanesian Spearhead Group\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1988)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSovereignty:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eInhabited for at least 30,000 years — among the earliest human settlements in the Pacific\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish contact (1568) — Mendaña's expedition; no colonization followed\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBritish Protectorate (1893–1978) — administered as the British Solomon Islands Protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependence (7 July 1978) — constitutional monarchy under the British Crown\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEthnic tensions \/ RAMSI (1998–2017) — civil conflict between Guadalcanal and Malaita islanders; resolved by the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConstitutional monarchy (1978–date) — King Charles III as head of state; this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSolomon Islands Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Solomon Islands sit atop the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_Triangle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCoral Triangle\u003c\/a\u003e — the most biodiverse marine ecosystem on Earth. More fish species live in these waters than anywhere else on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe country has no army. Its entire national security apparatus is a police force of roughly 1,100 officers for a population spread across 900 islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, the government switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China — triggering riots in Honiara's Chinatown and a political crisis that drew in Australia, the US, and Beijing simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Guadalcanal (1942–43) was one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific War. Locals guided American forces through the jungle. Iron Bottom Sound — the strait between Guadalcanal and Florida Island — is named for the hundreds of warships and aircraft that sank there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubsistence fishing still feeds the majority of the population. The yellowfin tuna on this note isn't decorative — it's an economic lifeline, a diplomatic bargaining chip with distant-water fishing nations, and a cultural symbol all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe country has one of the highest rates of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betel_nut\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebetel nut\u003c\/a\u003e consumption in the world. Red-stained pavements are a fixture of every market town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite extreme poverty by GDP metrics, the Solomon Islands consistently rank high on global happiness and social cohesion surveys — driven by strong kinship networks, communal land ownership, and subsistence abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThirty Thousand Years Before the Tuna Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe people who settled these islands didn't arrive by accident. They navigated open ocean in outrigger canoes using stars, swells, and bird behavior — millennia before European explorers had charts for this part of the world. The communal fishing scene on the back of this note is not a romanticized image. It is a living practice, still performed in villages across Malaita and Guadalcanal today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Fish That Runs the Economy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellowfin tuna (\u003cem\u003eThunnus albacares\u003c\/em\u003e) can reach 180 kg and swim at 75 km\/h. It is also the single most commercially valuable wild animal in the Solomon Islands' territorial waters. Foreign fishing fleets — from China, Taiwan, Japan, and the US — pay access fees to fish here. Those fees fund government services. The tuna on the front of this note is not a mascot. It is the budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Polymer Note Built for the Tropics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuardian® polymer substrate was chosen deliberately. 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A Pacific island nation, an ancient fishing culture, and one of the ocean's great predators — all on a single 131 × 67 mm sheet of Guardian® polymer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellowfin doesn't wait. 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