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25 Cents
| Issuer | Government of King Cakobau (Cakobau Rex) |
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| Year | 1872-1873 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | C.R. 25 Cents. 25 Cents. DUA NA SILINI NI VAKACAVACAVA Ai vola ogo sosomi ni lavo Vakacavacava Vaka Viti Luve. Turaganilavo. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is plain unprinted paper, showing only the texture and aging of the note's paper stock, with no design, lettering, or ornamentation. |
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Cakobau's government was a short-lived colonial hybrid — a Fijian chieftain ruling under a constitutional monarchy framework, issuing currency before annexation by Britain in 1874 rendered the whole apparatus obsolete. These fractional notes were a practical response to a chronic shortage of small change in the islands, where Spanish and American silver coins circulated alongside whatever could be pressed into service.
P#9 is among the rarest of the Cakobau Rex issues. The government collapsed within two years of this series, and redemption was neither systematic nor complete. Most survivors are in institutional collections.