1 Florin - George VI

Fiji's wartime silver coinage occupies an odd position in Pacific numismatic history. When Japan advanced through the Pacific in 1941–42, Fiji became a staging ground for Allied forces — American troops passed through in significant numbers — and the demand for circulating coinage spiked sharply. The Philadelphia Mint struck the 1942 issues, one of several Pacific colonial coinages the U.S. facility produced during the war when British minting capacity was consumed by the war effort at home.

The 'a' designation on KM#13a reflects the wartime shift to .900 fine silver from the preceding standard, a change driven by supply and allocation pressures rather than any policy reform in Suva.