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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 'Taku Turtle' Silver Bullion
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, with flowing hair and a bare neckline. The portrait, attributed to the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy used on Commonwealth coinage from 1998, is set within a raised inner circle with a beaded border. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field, 'FIJI' appears at the top, and 'ONE DOLLAR' arcs along the right field, with the date '2012' positioned at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II . FIJI . ONE DOLLAR // . 2012 |
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The Taku is a long-running silver bullion series issued through the New Zealand Mint on behalf of Fiji, one of several Pacific island nations that license their monetary authority to generate numismatic revenue — a pragmatic arrangement that has little to do with domestic currency needs and everything to do with collector markets in North America, Europe, and Japan. The hawksbill turtle design by New Zealand Mint became one of the more recognizable recurring bullion issues of the 2000s and 2010s, with annual releases maintaining consistent collector demand.