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1 Dollar Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a vivid full-colour depiction of a coiled serpent rendered in rich red, orange, and iridescent blue-green scales, forming a stylised 'S' shape against a background of swirling cloud motifs. In the upper right of the field, a decorative red and gold hanging banner bears the Chinese character '蛇' (snake), suspended from which hangs a traditional red Chinese decorative knot with tassel. A Greek key border frames the outer rim, and the year '2025' is inscribed along the lower edge. The polychrome colour application and detailed scale rendering evoke the aesthetic of traditional Chinese New Year iconography. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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Fiji's lunar series issues are struck under license arrangements common to many Pacific island minting programs — the Reserve Bank lends its issuing authority while production occurs elsewhere, typically in Perth or at a European private mint. The 2025 Snake issue follows this model. KM#1246 places it firmly within Fiji's modern commemorative sequence, which has expanded aggressively since the early 2010s as collector demand for Pacific-jurisdiction silver drove new licensing agreements.
The Snake holds the sixth position in the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle. 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake specifically — a designation that recurs only once every sixty years.