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1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1914-1930 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI PROMISES TO PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF ONE POUND FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI |
| Reverse description | The reverse is uniface, left entirely blank save for a faint geometric guilloche underprint pattern visible across the full surface of the note. |
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The Government of Fiji began issuing its own currency notes in 1914 under the Currency Ordinance of that year, replacing reliance on colonial bank notes. These government-issued pounds predated the establishment of any central banking authority in Fiji by several decades — the Currency Board system that eventually superseded them wasn't formalized until the 1930s.
Pick 27D is one of the later signature varieties within this long-running series. The series as a whole spans sixteen years, meaning individual notes may have been printed and signed across multiple administrations of the Colonial Secretary's office, whose signature appears as the authorizing official rather than a bank governor.