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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II - South Africa
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, with elaborately rendered curled hair. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery, while the lower legend reads 10 DOLLARS FIJI 2012, with the gold fineness mark AU585 inscribed along the right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 10 DOLLARS FIJI 2012 AU585 |
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This diminutive gold piece belongs to Fiji's early 2010s program of small-denomination bullion and novelty issues struck under license and marketed primarily to collectors in Europe and Asia. The .585 fineness — 14-karat gold — is atypical for collector bullion, which conventionally runs at .999 or .9999, suggesting this was positioned as an affordable entry-level piece rather than a serious investment vehicle.
The South African attribution references Elizabeth II's role as head of the Commonwealth, under whose broad umbrella such cross-jurisdictional issues were commercially viable, if numismatically awkward.