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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, gilt-coloured Chinese dragon depicted in dynamic pose occupies the central field, set against a golden circular inner disc. The dragon is shown coiling sinuously amid stylized clouds and flames, clutching a pearl. The arc legend YEAR OF THE DRAGON appears along the upper border, and the denomination 50 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower border in the outer silver ring, separated from the gilt centre by a beaded border. |
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Fiji's Reserve Bank has issued dragon-themed commemoratives across multiple years, but the 2012 release coincided with the actual Year of the Dragon in the Chinese lunar calendar — a 60-year cycle alignment that made it the first such confluence since 1952. The issue targeted the Southeast Asian and Pacific Rim collector market, where lunar series from small-island issuers had become a reliable revenue stream for governments with limited domestic numismatic demand.