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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II 2006 World Cup
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a pearl drop earring and necklace visible. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the style associated with the Raphael Maklouf effigy. The legend ELIZABETH II appears to the upper left of the portrait, and FIJI 2003 to the upper right, both arcing along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Fiji's commemorative gold program in the early 2000s leaned heavily on international sporting events as licensing opportunities, and this piece targeting the 2006 FIFA World Cup — issued three years ahead of the tournament in Germany — reflects that commercial calculus precisely. The Reserve Bank had no footballing stake; the coin was produced for the collector market, not Fijian circulation.
The .585 fineness, sometimes called 14-karat gold, is lower than the .900 or .999 used by most sovereign mints for commemoratives, keeping raw metal costs down on what was always a margin-driven product.