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1 Penny - George VI
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1942-1943 |
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| Weight | 6.48 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is centered on a round hole flanked by the divided date, with '19' to the left and the remaining two digits to the right, all within the inner field. The country name FIJI arcs across the upper portion of the coin in large, bold letters, while the denomination PENNY curves along the lower portion. A small 'S' mintmark for the San Francisco Mint appears below the central hole between the denomination legend and the inner border. The design is framed by a toothed outer rim consistent with the obverse. |
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Fiji's pre-war pennies were struck in bronze, but the fall of Malaya and the Dutch East Indies to Japan in early 1942 severed Allied access to the tin supplies needed to maintain that alloy. The switch to brass was a direct consequence of wartime material rationing across British colonial mints. With Japanese forces having advanced as far as the Solomon Islands by mid-1942, Fiji itself was a potential target, and the Royal Australian Mint — which handled these strikes — was operating under considerable logistical strain.