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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II James Cook
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, based on the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim, while FIJI and the date 2009 appear vertically along the right rim. A beaded border frames the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II FIJI 2009 |
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Cook's third and final Pacific voyage, which brought him through Fijian waters, ended with his death at Kealakekua Bay in February 1779 — making any commemorative framing of his Pacific "exploration" politically complicated by the late 2000s. Fiji issued this piece during a period of acute constitutional instability; the 2006 military coup had suspended parliamentary government, and the Reserve Bank was operating under an interim regime when this coin was authorized.