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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II - XXX Summer Olympic Games 2012 London - Rowing
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen's mature, draped bust is depicted with fine detail in the hair and crown. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim, while FIJI 2011 appears along the upper right rim. The engraver's initials IRB are incused beneath the portrait truncation. The field is mirror-polished in proof finish. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a solo rower in a racing scull, shown from a frontal perspective with oars extended across the lower field. Behind the rower, a detailed London skyline silhouette features recognizable landmarks including the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, and the London Eye. The legend OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 arcs along the upper rim. The denomination 50 DOLLARS is displayed in the lower portion of the field, separated from the central design by a decorative linear border. The overall composition commemorates the rowing discipline at the 2012 London Olympic Games. |
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Fiji's Olympic commemorative program has long leaned on its status as a small-island IOC member to issue collector gold tied to Games it has no hosting role in — a common revenue strategy among Pacific microstates whose mints produce almost exclusively for the numismatic market. This piece was struck well before the London Games opened, as licensing and distribution timelines for Olympic-branded issues require production typically 12 to 18 months in advance.
The .5833 fineness — 14-karat — is a deliberate cost-reduction choice that keeps gold content low enough to price these aggressively in the collector market without competing with bullion-grade sovereigns.