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10 Dollars Proboscis Monkey
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Fiji has issued commemorative wildlife silver since the early 2000s, but this piece belongs to a broader wave of Pacific-issued numismatic products that have little connection to the issuing nation — Borneo's proboscis monkey has no geographic or historical relationship to Fiji whatsoever. The arrangement is fiscal: Pacific microstates license their monetary authority to third-party minting operations, typically European, who handle design, production, and distribution entirely.
The proboscis monkey (*Nasalis larvatus*) is endemic to Borneo and listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, its riverine habitat steadily reduced by palm oil expansion.