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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Westminster Choristers

Issuer Fiji
Year 2002
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Value 10 Dollars
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Obverse description Gold-highlighted effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring, with a necklace visible at the truncation. The portrait is the fourth definitive effigy designed by Raphael Maklouf, with his initials 'RDM' inscribed at the base of the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and 'FIJI 2002' along the right field in raised Latin capitals against a deeply mirrored proof field.
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Reverse description Central scene depicting four Westminster Abbey choristers in traditional surplices and ruffs, standing at a choir stall and singing from open score books, rendered against the ornate Gothic architectural backdrop of Westminster Abbey including arched tracery, organ pipes, and carved stonework. The denomination '$10' appears prominently in the lower exergue, while the legend 'WESTMINSTER ABBEY JUNE 1953' is inscribed in the upper field, commemorating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. A small cross symbol appears to the right of the choir stall. The entire design is executed in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field.
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