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2 Dollars Terracotta Warrior & Horse
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Fijian coat of arms at center, featuring two traditional Fijian warriors as supporters, each holding a spear, flanking a quartered shield bearing a British lion, sugarcane, a coconut palm, a dove, and a British lion passant, surmounted by a British sailing vessel. Below the shield, a scroll carries the national motto in the Fijian language. The irregular, rock-textured rim frames the design, lending an antique stone-carved aesthetic. The legend 'FIJI · 2019' arcs above, with '5 TROY OZ' to the left, '999 SILVER' to the right, and '2 DOLLARS' below the central device. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIJI · 2019 5 TROY OZ Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui 2 DOLLARS 999 SILVER (Translation: Fear God and honour the King/Queen) |
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Issued as part of Fiji's long-running program of licensing internationally themed commemoratives — a revenue arrangement common among Pacific island nations with no meaningful domestic collector base — this piece draws on the Qin Dynasty burial complex at Xi'an, where an estimated 8,000 terracotta figures were interred with Qin Shi Huang around 210 BCE. The warriors were unknown to the modern world until a farmer struck one while digging a well in 1974.
Fiji's role here is purely fiduciary. The coins are legal tender in name only, produced for the international bullion and collector market.