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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 lettering | FIJI 2024 2 oz .999 FINE SILVER Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui 2 DOLLARS (Translation: Fear god and honour the king) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a vibrant full-colour depiction merging two iconic works of Western art: the figure of the Mona Lisa, rendered in the style of Leonardo da Vinci, is transposed into the swirling nocturnal landscape of Vincent van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'. The subject is shown as a three-quarter bust facing slightly right, draped in blue, with long dark hair, set against a dramatically coloured sky of deep blues and yellows with luminous swirling celestial bodies. A darkened townscape with a prominent spire occupies the middle ground. The entire composition is executed in full polychrome colour printing with fine detail evoking van Gogh's characteristic impasto brushwork. |
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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.