In 2006 to celebrate Legendary Fighting Ships, the Royal Mint on behalf of the Solomon Islands released a very Limited Issue USS Hornet $25 Twenty Five Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .999 Silver weighing one ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse depicts the USS Hornet while the obverse features a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 25,000 Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
Struck in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing One Ounce of Pure Silver
