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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Battle of Hastings
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, set within a recessed central disc with a beaded border. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the style associated with the Raphael Maklouf effigy. The legend ELIZABETH II curves along the left and FIJI 2010 along the right of the raised outer ring, separated by the beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Fiji's 2010 commemorative program leaned heavily on British historical themes — an unsurprising editorial choice given the islands' Commonwealth ties, though the Battle of Hastings has no geographic or cultural connection to the Pacific nation whatsoever. The coin exists because the commemorative bullion market of the 2000s rewarded issuers who licensed recognizable European history to collector audiences, regardless of relevance to the issuing state.
Silver-plated copper rather than sterling or fine silver puts this squarely in the low-cost commemorative tier. The 1066 engagement itself ended Anglo-Saxon rule in England within a single afternoon at Senlac Hill.