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250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Banded Iguana
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed rendering of a Fijian Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus), known locally as Vokai, depicted in profile with its long curving tail sweeping across the lower field in a naturalistic pose. The reptile is shown with characteristic textured scaling, dorsal crest, and splayed claws rendered in high sculptural relief. The denomination $250 appears in large numerals to the lower right of the field, partially overlapped by the iguana's body. The overall composition is uncluttered, allowing the wildlife subject to dominate the broad polished field. |
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Fiji's 1978 gold conservation series was issued under a UN-backed program that funded wildlife protection efforts directly through numismatic sales — the Banded Iguana issue being among the flagship pieces. The Crested Iguana, misidentified in early documentation as the same species, was not formally distinguished from the Banded until herpetological surveys conducted around this period clarified the taxonomy. Both were already under severe pressure from mongoose predation, itself a consequence of the ill-considered 19th-century introduction of Indian mongooses to control rat populations in the cane fields.