The Solomon Islands Dollar was introduced in 1975 to replace the Australian Dollar after independence. It is still in the Commonwealth and continues to have the Queen on its coins. Over the 30 years since and especially during the civil war of 1999-2001, devaluation has taken its toll, with the Solomon Islands Dollar now equal to 20 Australian cents. Banknotes come in: 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Australian one-hundred dollar note The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...