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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II HMS Providence
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a delicate pearl drop earring and pearl necklace visible below the truncation. The portrait, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, presents the Queen in a refined, idealized style with finely engraved flowing hair. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, while FIJI and the date 2001 are inscribed vertically along the right field. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II FIJI 2001 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed rendering of HMS Providence, the three-masted Royal Navy vessel commanded by Captain William Bligh, depicted under full sail navigating to the left across stylized open seas. Several seabirds are engraved in the upper left field above the rigging. The arc legend HMS PROVIDENCE * 1792 runs along the upper periphery, commemorating the vessel's historic breadfruit voyage, while the denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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