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5 Dollars Mirmil's Warriors

Uitgever Reserve Bank of Fiji
Jaar 2025
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Waarde 5 Dollars
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Beschrijving voorzijde The obverse features the coat of arms of Fiji centrally positioned within a raised inner circle, flanked by two traditional Fijian warriors as supporters, each holding a weapon. Above the shield, a British sailing vessel appears on a heraldic wreath, while the shield itself is quartered and features a lion passant, sugar cane, a coconut palm, and a dove. A scroll below the supporters bears the Fijian national motto in Latin script. The legend FIJI 2025 arcs across the upper portion of the inner circle, with the denomination 5 DOLLA along the lower arc; the fineness indicators 2 oz and Ag 999 appear to either side of the coat of arms. The outer annular field displays a finely engraved bird's-eye panoramic view of a medieval Slavic fortified settlement, rendered in high relief.
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Opschrift voorzijde FIJI 2025 2 oz Ag 999 Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui 5 DOLLARS
(Translation: Fear God and honour the King)
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Aanvullende informatie

Mirmillo (often rendered "mirmil" in Slavic-market numismatic marketing) was a heavily armed gladiatorial class identified by a distinctive crested helmet, paired in the arena almost exclusively against the retiarius. The type became a fixture in mid-20th-century collector series after decades of excavation at Pompeii and Capua produced substantial archaeological evidence of gladiatorial equipment, fueling renewed popular interest.

Fiji's Reserve Bank has issued its name to a long sequence of licensed bullion-adjacent collector coins with no meaningful connection to the issuing territory — a practice common among small Pacific sovereigns whose minting authority functions effectively as a revenue instrument for foreign coin marketers.