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1 Penny
| Uitgever | Government of Fiji |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1942 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Referentie(s) | P#47 |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI ONE PENNY 1ST JULY 1942 FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY KING GEORGE VI EMPEROR |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI FIJI PENNY 1942 |
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| Opmerkingen |
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.