所羅門群島推出了新的$ 1硬幣，帶有國王查爾斯三世的雕像

財政和財政部長Manasseh Damukana Sogavare週四正式揭幕，並宣布了新的$ 1美元硬幣，並帶有新君主的雕像

The Minister for Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare, has officially unveiled and declared the new $1 dollar coins bearing the effigy of the new monarch King Charles III as legal tender.

財政和財政部長Manasseh Sogavare已正式揭幕，並宣布了新的1美元硬幣，其中包含新的君主國王查爾斯三世（Charles III）為法定招標。

The new $1coins were launched by Minister Sogavare at the CBSI boardroom. the cost of the production of the 3.4 million $1 coins is SBD3.4Million.

新$ 1Coins由Sogavare部長在CBSI董事會成立。 340萬美元硬幣的生產成本為340萬SBD。

Since King Charles III became the new monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realm of nations on 8 September 2022 following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, Commonwealth countries across the globe started changing the official effigy of the late Queen on their respective currency to that of her successor son, King Charles III.

自從查爾斯三世國王成為英國的新君主和他的母親伊麗莎白二世之後的伊麗莎白女王去世後，全球的新君主和國家的聯邦領域，全球的英聯邦國家開始改變已故女王的正式雕像，以使其各自的貨幣上的繼任者兒子Charles III國王Charles III。

For Solomon Islands, the launching and official declaration of the new coin yesterday marks the beginning of a new era in its currency, a transition from the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on its currency coins to that of her successor son King Charles III. The King Charles III effigy coins rollout starts with the $1 coin and later to the other currency coins -10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent and $2.

對於所羅門群島來說，新硬幣的發射和官方宣言昨天標誌著其貨幣新時代的開始，這是從伊麗莎白二世女王的貨幣硬幣轉變為其繼任者兒子國王查爾斯三世的開始。國王查爾斯三世雕像的硬幣推廣以1美元的硬幣開始，後來又以其他貨幣硬幣為-10 Cent，20 Cent，50 Cent和2美元。

CBSI Governor Dr Luke Forau said the new $1 coins represent a historic milestone in the journey of the Solomon Islands modern currency development and a continuation of its ongoing relationship with Great Britain and between the CBSI and the Royal Australian Mint.

CBSI州長盧克·福勞（Luke Forau）博士說，新的1美元硬幣代表了所羅門群島現代貨幣開發的旅程中的一個歷史里程碑，以及與英國以及CBSI以及CBSI和澳大利亞皇家造幣廠之間的持續關係的延續。

He explained that new $1 coins retain the same dimension, size and shape with the Nguzu-Nguzu motif on their reverse, symbolising good luck and protection, while the obverse features the effigy of King Charles III.

他解釋說，新的$ 1硬幣在反向的Nguzu-nguzu圖案中保留了相同的尺寸，大小和形狀，象徵著好運和保護，而正面則具有Charles III國王的雕像。

Dr Forau said the new $1 coins were designed by Daniel Thorne.

Forau博士說，新的1美元硬幣是由Daniel Thorne設計的。

“The inclusion of the effigy marks the first Solomon Islands coin to commemorate His Majesty’s reign, combining traditional elements with this fresh design to celebrate the nation’s heritage and monarchy.

“包括雕像的包含標誌著紀念His下的統治的第一個所羅門群島硬幣，將傳統元素與這種新鮮的設計相結合，以慶祝美國的遺產和君主制。

“Ladies and gentlemen, the coin is more than a currency; it is a symbol of Solomon Islands history, culture and its ties to the commonwealth.

“女士們，先生們，硬幣不僅僅是一種貨幣；它是所羅門群島歷史，文化及其與英聯邦的聯繫的象徵。

“This design honours both our traditional and shared values the nations of the Commonwealth uphold in recognition to the monarchy.

“這種設計尊敬我們的傳統價值觀和共享的價值觀，以承認君主制。

“The coin will become available through the commercial banks and their branches as of this afternoon or maybe tomorrow, depending on the logistical arrangement. And in the coming days, our team from CBSI will be conducting special promotion events and educational campaigns to familiarise the public with the new effigy.”

“硬幣將從今天下午或明天的商業銀行及其分支機構獲得，具體取決於後勤安排。在接下來的幾天裡，我們來自CBSI的團隊將進行特別的促銷活動和教育運動，以使公眾熟悉新的雕像。”

Moreover, Dr Forau said it is important to differentiate the significance of the new King’s effigy as compared to the Queen’s effigy.

此外，Forau博士說，與女王的雕像相比，要區分新國王的雕像的重要性很重要。

“The new King Charles III effigy if you look at it his face, it faces to your left, whereas with the Queen’s effigy, the face of the Queen faces to your right.”

“新的查爾斯三世國王雕像，如果您看著他的臉，它會朝左側，而女王的雕像則是女王的臉，臉上朝右邊。”

MOFT Minister Sogavare expressed pleasure to launch the country’s latest currency coin.

Moft部長Sogavare表示很高興推出該國最新的貨幣硬幣。

“On behalf of the Government of Solomon Islands and the people of this nation, it gives me great pleasure to officially launch the Solomon Islands latest currency coin with the new effigy on this day, the 13th of March, 2025.

“代表所羅門群島政府和這個國家的人民，我很高興能在2025年3月13日的這一天正式與新雕像正式推出所羅門群島最新的貨幣硬幣。

“This $1 circulation coin bears the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III that will be portrayed in all our future circulating coins including the 10cents, 20cents, 50cents, $1 and $2 denominations along with our numismatic coins.

“這款$ 1的發行硬幣帶有je下查爾斯三世國王的雕像，在我們未來的所有循環硬幣中都會描繪，包括10美分，20美分，50美分，1美元，$ 1和2美元的教派以及我們的錢幣硬幣。

“With that, Ladies and gentlemen, I now declare that the new $1 coin featuring the effigy of his Majesty King Charles III is hereby recognised and be used as legal tender currency in Solomon Islands.”

“有了這一點，女士們，先生們，我現在宣布，特此宣布了少夫查爾斯三世（Charles III）雕像的新$ 1硬幣，並在所羅門群島被用作法定招標貨幣。”

Meanwhile, the CBSI has advised that the old $1 coins will still be in use, along with the new circulating $1 coins with the King Charles III effigy, until CBSI slowly gets rid of them in the long-run.

同時，CBSI建議仍將使用舊的1美元硬幣，以及與國王查爾斯三世（Charles III）的新循環$ 1硬幣，直到CBSI在長期以來慢慢地擺脫了它們。

It said as long as the old $1 coins are still in circulation, they maintain their value.

它說，只要舊的1美元硬幣仍在流通，它們就會保持其價值。

By IAN LADDS OSO

伊恩·拉德斯·奧索（Ian Ladds Oso）

Solomon Star, Honiara

所羅門之星，霍尼亞拉

Photo caption: The CBSI Governor Dr Luke Forau (left) and the Minister for Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare stand beside the newly unveiled set of one-dollar coins bearing the effigy of King Charles III at the CBSI Boardroom, Thursday. Photo by IAN LADDS OSO

照片標題：CBSI州長Luke Forau博士（左）和財務和財政部長Manasseh Sogavare站在周四在CBSI會議廳舉行的Charles III雕像的新近揭幕的一套一件售貨的一套貨幣旁邊。照片由Ian Ladds Oso