...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!