Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Cents Colored
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central motif depicts a lali, a traditional Fijian wooden slit drum rendered in relief, shown in three-quarter perspective with incised decorative detailing across its body. The numeral '5' appears prominently in the upper field above the drum, flanking the instrument on either side. The inscription 'Lali' is positioned in the upper legend and 'cents' appears in the lower legend along the rim, together forming the complete denomination identification. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Fiji's decimal coinage underwent a significant redesign in 2012, when the country simultaneously reduced the size of its circulating coins and introduced a new series with a distinctly local visual identity. The colored variant of this denomination was produced for collector purposes — applied color on circulating-format coins became a favored low-cost commemorative technique for Pacific island issuers during this period, requiring no change to the underlying die or specification.