Catalog
1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1914-1930 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The Coat of Arms of Fiji is centrally positioned at the top, flanked on either side by the serial number in black letterpress. The issuer title 'The Government of Fiji' is inscribed in bold across the upper portion, with the promise to pay text below. The denomination 'ONE POUND' appears in large bold lettering within a central panel, with the £1 symbol repeated on each side, the whole surrounded by an intricate guilloche border; a handwritten date and three manuscript signatures appear in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI PROMISES TO PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF ONE POUND FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI |
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The Government of Fiji began issuing its own currency notes in 1914 under the Currency Ordinance of that year, replacing reliance on colonial bank notes. These government-issued pounds predated the establishment of any central banking authority in Fiji by several decades — the Currency Board system that eventually superseded them wasn't formalized until the 1930s.
Pick 27D is one of the later signature varieties within this long-running series. The series as a whole spans sixteen years, meaning individual notes may have been printed and signed across multiple administrations of the Colonial Secretary's office, whose signature appears as the authorizing official rather than a bank governor.