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100 Dollars - Queen Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Right-of-centre portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara and pearl necklace, with the Coat of Arms of Fiji to the upper right and an oval vignette of the traditional 'Buli Kula' chain to the lower left. The denomination numeral '100' appears in large format at left, set against a fine guilloche underprint in pale yellow tones. Governor's facsimile signature appears below the central inscription, with the issuer title 'RESERVE BANK OF FIJI' in letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a map of the Fijian island group, flanked by tourism-themed vignettes including a group of smiling islanders in traditional dress at lower left, an aerial view of a coral island at upper left, and a sailing vessel at upper right. A decorative panel of traditional Fijian tapa-cloth motifs runs along the left border, with a security feature box at lower right. The overall palette combines warm ochre, brown, and pale green tones. |
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Fiji's 2007 polymer-hybrid series was introduced partly in response to counterfeiting pressure on the earlier paper issues, and the $100 note — the highest denomination in regular circulation — was the most targeted. Thomas De La Rue's hybrid substrate at the time represented a transitional technology between conventional cotton-linen paper and full polymer, combining a polymer core with paper-like outer layers to retain machine compatibility while improving durability and counterfeit resistance.
P#114 was one of the last Fijian notes to carry Elizabeth II as the primary portrait before the series was retired following the 2006 military coup led by Frank Bainimarama — political circumstances that accelerated the redesign of the entire note family.