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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Pink Pearl - Vietnam
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 10 DOLLARS FIJI 2012 AU 585 |
| Reverse description | A stylised seahorse in left profile occupies the left field, with a pink pearl depicted to its right in the central field. In the lower portion of the coin, a traditional Vietnamese pagoda set against a mountainous landscape serves as the primary scenic element, evoking the coin's Vietnamese theme. The curved legend TREASURE OF MOTHER NATURE arcs across the upper field, and the inscription VIETNAM appears along the lower exergual area. A small privy mark is visible in the upper right field. |
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Part of a broader Pacific-themed bullion and collectible series issued through licensed distributors rather than through the Reserve Bank of Fiji's own monetary program, these miniature gold pieces were produced almost entirely for the collector market and saw no meaningful circulation. The nominal face value bears no relationship to intrinsic worth, a common arrangement in modern numismatic licensing deals where sovereign issuers lend their authority to third-party minting programs in exchange for seigniorage fees.
The pink pearl connection references Vietnam's cultured pearl industry, centered on Halong Bay operations that expanded significantly in the 1990s.