Fiji's decimal coinage series was already well established by the mid-1980s, but the transition to the third portrait of Elizabeth II — Raphael Maklouf's effigy, adopted across Commonwealth territories from 1985 — required a reissue of the full circulation set. The 1986–1987 window reflects that portrait update rather than any monetary or political event specific to Fiji itself.
Fiji's decimal coinage series was already well established by the mid-1980s, but the transition to the third portrait of Elizabeth II — Raphael Maklouf's effigy, adopted across Commonwealth territories from 1985 — required a reissue of the full circulation set. The 1986–1987 window reflects that portrait update rather than any monetary or political event specific to Fiji itself.