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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Victoria Exposition
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a necklace, after the Raphael Maklouf portrait. The bust is set within a raised inner circle against a polished field. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and FIJI 2010 to the right, separated by the inner circle border, all within a beaded outer rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition was among the largest world's fairs held in the Southern Hemisphere during the nineteenth century, drawing over a million visitors to the Royal Exhibition Building — a structure that still stands and holds UNESCO World Heritage status. Fiji's decision to issue commemoratives honoring Victorian-era exposition history is a curiously oblique angle for a Pacific island nation, reflecting the broader commemorative coin market's appetite for nostalgic imperial subject matter rather than any direct Fijian connection to the event.