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1 Shilling - George VI
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#9 |
| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI, engraved by Percy Metcalfe, whose initials PM appear below the truncation. The king wears the Tudor Crown, rendered in fine detail. The circumferential legend reads GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR, divided by the portrait, and is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A traditional Fijian outrigger canoe (drua) under full sail occupies the central field, depicted in fine relief with rigging and hull detail clearly rendered. The split date 19-37 flanks the vessel at centre left and right respectively. The denomination SHILLING arcs above along the upper periphery, and the issuer name FIJI appears in the lower legend, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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