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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem, a pearl drop earring, and a necklace. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left rim, while 'FIJI 1993' arcs along the right rim. The engraver's initials 'RDM' appear discreetly below the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts two judo competitors in dynamic action, one athlete executing a throwing technique over the hip while the opponent is airborne, both figures rendered in bold relief. The denomination '$10' appears in the lower field beneath the figures. The legend 'OLYMPIC GAMES' arcs along the upper rim, with the year '1996' continuing along the right rim, referencing the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. The composition is set against a smooth, deeply mirrored proof field. |
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Fiji's Olympic commemorative program in the early 1990s was largely driven by external mint contractors marketing standardized collector packages to small island nations — the issuing country provided the name and legal tender status, while the commercial operation handled design, distribution, and profit. These pieces circulated almost exclusively through numismatic channels and saw no domestic use whatsoever.
KM#67 is part of a crowded field of nearly identical Pacific-nation Olympic issues from the same period, most sharing obverse dies and differing only in the inscribed issuer.