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50 Cents Steamboat Willie
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the national coat of arms of Fiji centrally positioned in the field, flanked on either side by the figures of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse facing one another in a decorative arrangement. The upper legend reads FIJI 2024, while the lower area carries the Fijian national motto REREVAKA NA KALOU KA DOKA NA TUI. Additional inscriptions denoting the denomination 50 CENTS and the silver content specifications 1oz .999 FINE SILVER appear in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIJI 2024 Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui 1oz .999 FINE SILVER 50 CENTS |
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Fiji has issued Disney-licensed silver coins for over a decade, functioning essentially as a vehicle for collectible bullion rather than sovereign monetary policy. This piece marks the entry of Steamboat Willie into the public domain on January 1, 2024 — the first time Mickey Mouse's original 1928 incarnation became freely usable without Disney's authorization, after repeated U.S. copyright extensions dating back to the Sonny Bono Act of 1998.
The timing of this release was deliberate.