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| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a delicate chain necklace, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The portrait reflects the fourth definitive effigy of the Queen as used on Commonwealth coinage of this period. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left periphery, with FIJI and the date 1997 arranged along the right periphery, all in raised Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts two young Fijian girls in traditional grass skirts, dancing and playing wind instruments, set against a stylised backdrop evoking the Pacific Islands. A palm frond is visible in the upper left field. To the right of the central design appears the official UNICEF emblem — a globe surmounted by a laurel wreath — accompanied by the inscription 'unicef' in lowercase below it. The curved legend FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by decorative stops, while the denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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