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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Striped Butterfly Fish
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, rendered in the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait style. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field, while FIJI and the date 2009 appear vertically along the right field. The effigy is surrounded by a finely toothed border. The gold-plated finish gives the obverse a uniform lustrous appearance. |
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| Reverse description | A colorfully enameled Striped Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon fasciatus), rendered in vivid natural colors, occupies the central field facing left. Coral formations frame the lower portion of the design, while a sailing ship appears to the right and an island with two palm trees is depicted at the far right. The denomination $1 appears to the left, and the legend TROPICAL FISH OF FIJI arcs along the upper portion of the field. The colored motif contrasts with the gold-plated background. |
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Fiji's numismatic program in the late 2000s leaned heavily on novelty bullion-adjacent issues — gold-plated base metal coins sold at significant premiums to collectors with no meaningful circulation intent. KM#147a is the gold-plated variant of a concurrent series, the unplated version sharing the same dies.
The Reserve Bank of Fiji issued these under licensing arrangements common to Pacific island nations that effectively outsource their commemorative programs to private minting houses, typically in Australia or Europe.