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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Abel Tasman
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting a right-facing crowned bust of the monarch wearing a tiara and drop earrings, rendered in fine relief against a polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II runs along the left periphery, with FIJI inscribed vertically to the right and the date 2009 below, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bimetallic-effect design with a central oval cartouche in silver tone bearing a bust-length portrait of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, depicted wearing a period ruff collar, set against a polished field. To the left of the cartouche, a detailed engraving of a 17th-century square-rigged sailing vessel rides stylized waves, referencing Tasman's historic Pacific voyages. The name ABEL TASMAN is inscribed in the field to the upper left of the portrait, while the arching legend GREAT EXPLORERS OF THE PACIFIC runs along the upper periphery, and the denomination $1 appears in the lower exergue. |
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