Catalog
10 Pounds
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1914-1928 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | No reverse image available; the reverse layout for this issue is not confirmed from available sources. |
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| Protection description | Watermarked security paper typical of Thomas De La Rue production for colonial government issues of this era. |
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Fiji's pre-decimal high-denomination issues were never intended for everyday commerce. The 10 Pound value — substantial even by colonial standards — circulated primarily among merchants, plantation operators, and the colonial administration itself, with most transactions settled in smaller currency. Survivor numbers are thin for that reason: these notes changed hands rarely, and those that did often suffered from the tropics.
De La Rue produced the series on contract for the Government of Fiji — a direct government issue, not a bank note — at a time when Fiji had no central bank of its own. That arrangement continued until well after this series expired.