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1 Shilling - George VI
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1938-1941 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI, wearing an imperial state crown richly decorated with fleurs-de-lis, crosses pattée, and jewelled bands. The portrait, modelled by Percy Metcalfe and signed with the initials 'PM' below the truncation, presents the king in a plain, unrobed bust. The encircling legend reads GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR in raised Latin lettering, and the whole is bounded by a beaded inner border and a milled outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR |
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| Edge | Milled |
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