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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-of-centre intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in three-quarter view, with the Fiji coat of arms positioned in the upper right corner and a small vignette of a Bunedamu bird on a branch at lower left. The background carries a multicolour guilloche underprint incorporating stylised Fijian geometric motifs, with the large denomination numeral '5' to the left of the portrait. Serial numbers appear in red at both margins, and the Governor's signature is printed below the portrait. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Fiji's 1995 note series followed the country's return to Commonwealth membership in 1997 — though the notes themselves predate that restoration, issued while Fiji remained outside the Commonwealth following the coups of 1987. Elizabeth II continued to appear on Fijian currency throughout that period despite the political rupture, an arrangement that reflected the Reserve Bank's decision to maintain design continuity rather than undertake a costly reissue program mid-series.
De La Rue printed the full series at their Gateshead facility during this period, not the London address sometimes cited from the plate credits.