Catalog
1 Dollar
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ONE DOLLAR for the GOVERNMENT OF FIJI $1 |
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| Signature(s) | Barrett Stinson |
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Fiji's dollar series replaced the pound in 1969 following decimalisation, making this 1971 note an early entry in that transition. The Government of Fiji — rather than a central bank — remained the note-issuing authority until the Reserve Bank of Fiji was established in 1984, which is why these carry a direct government obligation rather than a banking institution's promise to pay.
De La Rue's involvement here is unremarkable for the region; they printed for much of the British Pacific at this period. The Barrett and Stinson signatures identify this as a specific secretary/financial secretary pairing within the colonial civil service, useful for precise dating within the 1971 issue window.