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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1970-1971 |
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| Printer | De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date) |
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| Reverse description | Red-orange print on a lightly patterned ground. The centre vignette presents a symmetrical guilloche design of interlocking diamond and cross motifs flanked by two large circular lathe-work rosettes, with the denomination legend at centre. The value numeral $5 appears in each corner, and the issuer inscription runs along the top border. |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI FIVE DOLLARS $5 |
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| Comments |
Fiji's first post-independence issue, authorized under the Currency Decree of 1969, this series retained the colonial design almost unchanged — a deliberate political decision to maintain public confidence during the transition. The government saw no advantage in disrupting familiarity with the currency at an economically delicate moment.
Two catalog references cover this note because the series straddles independence itself, October 10, 1970 being the dividing line between colonial and sovereign issue. Physically identical, the distinction matters legally and historically rather than visually.