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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The steadfast tin soldier
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf; the engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. To the left of the portrait, a large quill pen with an autograph flourish is depicted in the field, referencing the literary theme of the series. The peripheral legend reads FIJI 2010 above and ELIZABETH II to the right, with ONE DOLLAR inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIJI 2010 ELIZABETH II ONE DOLLAR |
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This piece is one of several Fijian legal-tender silver issues produced under licensing arrangements common in the early 2010s, where the Reserve Bank of Fiji served largely as a nominal issuing authority while the actual commercial and design work was handled by European private mints — a practice that drew occasional criticism from collectors who felt it diluted the meaning of sovereign coinage. The underlying story, Hans Christian Andersen's 1838 tale, was written in a single afternoon according to Andersen's own diary entries.