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2 Dollars Mona Lisa x van Gogh
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Fijian coat of arms in high relief against a plain black field, featuring two Fijian warriors as supporters flanking a quartered shield surmounted by a British sailing vessel. To the left of the shield the legend '2oz' appears, and to the right '.999 FINE SILVER'. The legend 'FIJI 2024' is inscribed in bold lettering along the upper margin, while '2 DOLLARS' appears prominently along the lower margin. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto 'Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui' (Fear God and Honour the King). |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Fiji has been a prolific issuer of novelty collector silver since the 2010s, leveraging its status as a sovereign mint authority to produce themed pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation function. This one pairs two of the most reproduced works in Western art history on a single coin — a combination driven entirely by the collectibles market rather than any national, historical, or monetary rationale.
KM#1197 is cataloged but sparsely documented in standard references, consistent with the short production windows typical of Fiji's licensed art issues.