This 50-dollar note commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The theme for CBSI’s 50th Anniversary, “50 Years of Resilience and Progressive Development,” marks five decades of the bank’s contribution to maintaining economic stability, strengthening the financial system, and supporting the development of the Solomon Islands.Read More…

On 28 December 2023, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands announced the introduction of 50- and 100-dollar notes with a new 18-mm wide micro-optic stripe replacing the Optiks security thread of the preceding issues. B228 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$6.05) Purple, green, and yellow. Front: English text; basket weave designs; stylizedRead More…

On 28 December 2023, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands announced the introduction of 50- and 100-dollar notes with a new 18-mm wide micro-optic stripe replacing the Optiks security thread of the preceding issues. B229 (PNL): 100 dollars (US$12) Light brown, yellow, purple, blue, and green. Front: English text; stylizedRead More…

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…