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10 Dollars Year of the Horse
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Fijian coat of arms set within an elaborate circular filigree-style decorative border with scrollwork and floral motifs occupying the field. The country name FIJI appears in the upper legend above the decorative frame, and the date 2014 is inscribed below in the exergue area. The overall design presents a highly ornate, lace-like aesthetic framing the central armorial device. |
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| Reverse description | Three gilt rampant horses arranged in a dynamic circular composition around a centrally inlaid red gemstone, all set against an intricate silver filigree decorative background with floral and scrollwork motifs. The horses are rendered in high relief with applied gold-tone gilding, conveying movement and vitality in reference to the Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse. The legend YEAR OF THE HORSE arcs along the upper portion of the field, and the denomination $10 appears at the base beneath the central design. |
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Fiji's lunar series issues from this period were struck by the Pobjoy Mint under contract, one of the few private mints consistently producing collector coinage for Pacific island nations that lack the infrastructure for domestic minting. The Year of the Horse fell in 2014 under the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle — specifically a Wood Horse year, considered in Chinese astrology to be among the more dynamic and unpredictable of the twelve-year sequence.