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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Falcon pectoral
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed representation of an ancient Egyptian falcon pectoral, depicting the god Horus with wings outstretched and surmounted by a solar disc. The falcon holds ankh symbols and cartouche-like emblems in each talon, and decorative Egyptian motifs including stylized lotus and feather elements frame the lower field. The legend HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT arcs along the upper periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT |
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Part of the "Smallest Gold Coins of the World" series issued through the New Zealand Mint, this piece belongs to a wave of fractional gold issues that proliferated among Pacific island nations in the late 2000s — legal tender in name, but produced entirely for the collector market with no expectation of circulation. The falcon pectoral itself is an artifact of ancient Egyptian funerary tradition, a detail that has nothing to do with Fiji beyond the licensing arrangement that put it on this coin.