This piece belongs to a wave of sub-half-gram gold miniatures issued by Pacific and Caribbean nations around 2010–2013, nearly all struck at the Bavarian State Mint or the Pobjoy Mint under licensing arrangements with governments that had no meaningful domestic minting infrastructure. Fiji's nominal face value is purely symbolic — no one was spending these.
Stonehenge's inclusion follows a pattern of British heritage subjects licensed to non-British issuers, a side effect of the Royal Mint's tighter control over domestic commemorative programs.
This piece belongs to a wave of sub-half-gram gold miniatures issued by Pacific and Caribbean nations around 2010–2013, nearly all struck at the Bavarian State Mint or the Pobjoy Mint under licensing arrangements with governments that had no meaningful domestic minting infrastructure. Fiji's nominal face value is purely symbolic — no one was spending these.
Stonehenge's inclusion follows a pattern of British heritage subjects licensed to non-British issuers, a side effect of the Royal Mint's tighter control over domestic commemorative programs.