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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Chanson
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR FIJI 2012 |
| Reverse description | A high-relief bust of a male singer, depicted in profile gazing upward to the left, occupies the left and central portion of the field, evoking the tradition of French chanson performance. To the right, a colorized rendering of the Eiffel Tower in blue tones rises against a background of radiating gold sunburst lines, symbolizing Paris as the spiritual home of chanson music. A small colored musical note appears at the base of the tower. The curved legend MUSIC IS MY LIFE arcs along the upper periphery, while CHANSON descends vertically along the right border, both inscriptions rendered in white lettering. A five-pointed star separates the two text elements at the upper right. |
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Issued as part of Fiji's ongoing commemorative program aimed squarely at the collector market, this piece has no meaningful circulation history — silver-plated copper-nickel issues of this type were never intended for day-to-day use. The "Chanson" designation likely references a themed series tied to music or cultural heritage, though Fiji's Reserve Bank produced a considerable volume of such collector pieces in the early 2010s, many through external minting arrangements with facilities in Poland and elsewhere.