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1 Dollar Snowflake
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Fiji coat of arms in the central field, rendered in fine relief and featuring two supportant figures flanking a quartered shield surmounted by a British lion holding a cocoa pod. The legend 'FIJI 2022' arcs above the arms and '1 DOLLAR' appears in the lower field. The entire design is struck on a six-pointed snowflake-shaped flan with intricately engraved dendrite-like branching patterns radiating across all six arms. The matte frosted field contrasts with the polished relief of the central armorial device. No effigy of a monarch is present, consistent with Fiji's republican status. |
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| Mintage | 2022 - - 2,500 |
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Fiji has issued commemorative silver pieces under its own authority since independence in 1970, but the snowflake series sits within a crowded modern bullion-novelty market dominated by the Perth Mint, Pobjoy, and similar third-party producers who lease the issuing rights of smaller Pacific and Caribbean nations. The Reserve Bank of Fiji functions here essentially as a licensor rather than a monetary authority in any practical sense — these coins are legal tender by designation only, never intended for circulation.
The seven embedded Swarovski-style crystals require a separate production step after striking, complicating quality control across the mintage run.