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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Venus
| Issuer | Fiji |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a standing nude female figure representing the goddess Venus, with long flowing hair and arms raised gracefully above her head, rendered in fine relief. To the left of the figure appears the astrological and astronomical symbol for Venus (a circle surmounting a cross). A ring of eight six-pointed stars encircles the inner field. The legend 'THE SOLAR SYSTEM' arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by decorative dashes, while 'VENUS' appears in the lower exergue, also flanked by stars. |
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Part of a wave of fractional gold miniatures issued by Pacific island nations in the late 2000s, these pieces were produced almost entirely for the collector and bullion gift market, with Fiji lending its issuing authority to a series that had no meaningful domestic circulation. The actual minting was contracted to a European facility, as Fiji has no mint of its own.
At 0.5g, the gold content is too small to track meaningfully against bullion premiums — the numismatic markup dominates entirely.