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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The little match girl
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a draped neckline. The effigy is set within an open circle, with a quill pen motif positioned to the left. The surrounding legend reads FIJI 2010 ELIZABETH II ONE DOLLAR in Latin characters. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of a broader wave of Pacific island legal-tender silver issues produced almost entirely for the collector market, this coin was struck under license with no meaningful connection to Fijian monetary history. The Reserve Bank of Fiji was routinely used as an issuing authority by third-party minting programs during this period precisely because the arrangement required minimal regulatory friction.
The Little Match Girl story was published by Hans Christian Andersen in 1845, appearing in a Danish Christmas almanac alongside two other tales.