According to a press release dated 27 October 2023, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands unveiled a new legal tender 10-dollar polymer banknote to commemorate the 17th Pacific Games held in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023. 1,000,000 notes were printed by De La Rue. Each note hasRead More…

 According to a press release dated 25 April 2019, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands planned to introduce the country’s new 5-dollar polymer note on 2 May 2019 in conjunction with the United Nations World Tuna Day.   Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online), Don Ludwig and Stane Štraus (www.polymernotes.org).  Read More…

According to an article on SIBC, on 10 May 2018 the Central Bank of Solomon Islands announced plans to introduce a new 40-dollar note (B226a) and 2-dollar coin to commemorate the country’s 40th anniversary of independence. Both are currently in production and are expected to be received in time forRead More…