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10 Dollars Chassigny meteorite - France
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The Fijian coat of arms is depicted centrally in the field, surmounted by the national motto legend. A transparent capsule is inlaid into the design containing three small authenticated fragments of the Martian achondrite Chassigny meteorite. The denomination and date appear in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Chassigny meteorite fell on October 3, 1815, near the village of Chassigny in Haute-Marne, France — a single observed fall yielding roughly four kilograms of material. It is one of the rarest categories of Martian meteorites, a dunite composed almost entirely of olivine, and only a handful of confirmed chassignites exist in collections worldwide. Fiji's role as issuer is purely nominal, a licensing arrangement common to the commemorative bullion sector.
Coins in this series incorporate an authenticated fragment of the meteorite embedded in the flan — meaning each example contains actual Martian mantle material estimated to be approximately 1.3 billion years old.