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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Johannesburg - Leopard
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered across the trimetallic fields with the copper-toned inner core framing the portrait and the brass middle ring providing a contrasting surround. The Queen's mature likeness features delicately engraved curled hair, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace visible at the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery of the copper-nickel outer ring, while 1 DOLLAR FIJI 2010 is inscribed along the lower periphery, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of the Reserve Bank of Fiji's wildlife series issued in the late 2000s and early 2010s, this coin was produced under a broader Pacific-region trend of using high-denomination, large-format bimetallic and trimetallic circulation issues to target the collector market rather than everyday commerce. The Johannesburg mint — a division of the South African Mint — struck pieces for numerous smaller nations during this period, filling contracts that Commonwealth minting facilities weren't pursuing aggressively.
The trimetallic construction required precise blank preparation and sequential ring insertion, a process the Johannesburg facility had refined through its own domestic coinage work.