10 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Yungang)
Issuer Solomon Islands
Type Non-circulating coins
Obverse
The Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
Lettering: ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS IRB 10 DOLLARS
Reverse
Yungang Grottoes
Lettering: YUNGANG GROTTOES 2020 云冈石窟 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Elizabeth II (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
No
Face Value
10 Dollars (Numeric: 10)
Series
Chinese Grottoes
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Gold (.9999)
Weight
0.5 g
Size
11 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS IRB 10 DOLLARS
Reverse Lettering
YUNGANG GROTTOES 2020 云冈石窟 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD
Comments
The Yungang caves, 16 km. from Datong in Shanxi province, are one of China's most famous ancient sculpture sites. There are 53 caves for around 50,000 statues, laid out between the Vᵉ - VIᵉ centuries, under the Tabghach dynasty of the Northern Wei. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)
