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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Coronation 1838
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, after the portrait by Raphael Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field, with FIJI 1996 arcing along the upper right. The artist's initials RDM appear on the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Central scene depicting Queen Victoria enthroned in full coronation regalia, wearing the Imperial State Crown and ermine-trimmed robes of state, with a lion couchant at her feet, all set within a rectangular architectural frame. Decorative foliate scrollwork ornaments the left and right margins of the field. The upper legend VICTORIAN AGE arcs along the rim, with QUEEN VICTORIA - CORONATION 1838 inscribed in a secondary legend below. The denomination $10 appears in the lower exergue. |
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Fiji's commemorative coinage of the 1990s was produced largely under contract through the British Royal Mint and similar facilities, capitalizing on collector demand for Commonwealth silver issues tied to British royal history. The 1838 coronation of Victoria came at a moment when Britain's Pacific influence was still decades from formalizing — Fiji would not become a Crown Colony until 1874, meaning the island group being used to issue this coin had no political relationship with the queen being commemorated at the time of the event itself.