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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Saint Vladimir
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait, with the designer's initials IRB truncated below the bust. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II FIJI 2012 10 DOLLARS, with the monetary denomination and issuing country positioned in the field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a plain field in the characteristic Rank-Broadley style adopted for Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II FIJI 2012 10 DOLLARS IRB |
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Vladimir I of Kiev accepted Orthodox Christianity in 988 AD — reportedly after rejecting Islam on the grounds that it prohibited alcohol, a story preserved in the Primary Chronicle. His baptism triggered a mass conversion across Kievan Rus that remains one of the most consequential religious-political pivots in Eastern European history. Fiji's involvement is purely commercial; the island nation has long licensed its sovereignty to mint houses producing collector silver for the European market.