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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Vietnam - Pink pearl
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR, the issuer FIJI, and the date 2012 are inscribed along the lower rim. Occupying the lower half of the coin is a dome-shaped transparent inlay capsule enclosing multiple loose pink pearls, which move freely within the enclosure, forming the central novelty element of the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This piece belongs to a wave of Pacific-issued collector silver that flooded the market in the late 2000s and early 2010s, produced almost entirely for the European and Asian novelty coin trade rather than any domestic Fijian circulation. Fiji's nominal sovereignty made it a convenient issuing authority — the Reserve Bank of Fiji licensed these designs to foreign minting operations while retaining no meaningful connection to production or distribution.
The pink pearl insert references Fiji's cultured pearl industry, which expanded significantly after Japanese Akoya operations declined in the 1990s.