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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Fiji Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Arnold Machin's second portrait, depicting the Queen with an elaborate tiara and lightly draped shoulders. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left field, with FIJI and the date 1976 positioned to the right. The portrait is rendered with fine detail characteristic of the Proof finish, set against a deeply mirrored field. The bust is truncated at the shoulder, presented in a refined and regal style consistent with Machin's celebrated coinage portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II FIJI 1976 |
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Fiji's 1976 proof coinage was struck to mark the tenth anniversary of independence from Britain, a politically significant moment for a nation that had only established the Fiji Monetary Authority as its sovereign issuing body in 1973. The silver proof set of which this piece is part was produced in limited numbers largely for the collector export market — a common revenue strategy among small Pacific island nations during the 1970s.
The second Machin-derived portrait, adopted across Commonwealth coinage from 1968, appears here in its expected form for the period.