1 Pound

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establishment of any central banking authority in Fiji by several decades — the Currency Board system that eventually superseded them wasn't formalized until the 1930s.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.