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1 Penny
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Reference(s) | P#47 |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI ONE PENNY 1ST JULY 1942 FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY KING GEORGE VI EMPEROR |
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| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI FIJI PENNY 1942 |
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| Comments |
Fiji's wartime penny notes were a direct response to a coin shortage created by the Pacific theater — metal was being diverted, and small change simply disappeared from circulation. The Government of Fiji issued these fractional notes in 1942 under emergency authority, a stopgap measure that was unusual even by wartime standards, as penny-denomination paper was rare in any British territory.
The small format caused handling problems almost immediately; notes this size wore out quickly in tropical conditions and were frequently lost or damaged. Survivors in any decent state are harder to find than the catalog frequency might suggest.