Solomon Islands - 2 Dollar - P-18 - Foreign Paper Money
Inv# FM1657$2, P-18. The Solomon Islands dollar (ISO 4217 code: SBD) is the currency of Solomon Islands since 1977. Its symbol is $, with SI$ used to differentiate it from other currencies also using the dollar sign. It is subdivided into 100 cents. Prior to the Solomon Islands Dollar, Solomon Islands used the Australian pound. However, the Solomon Islands had also issued its own banknotes, sometimes called the Solomon Islands pound. When the Solomon Islands fell under the control of Imperial Japan during the Second World War, the Oceanian pound, a so-called "Japanese Invasion Currency", became the official currency until after the war ended and the Pound was restored. In 1966 the Australian dollar replaced the pound and was circulated in the Solomon Islands until 1976, shortly before independence. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands_dollar
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