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5 Dollars Pacific Dollar
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | FIJI · 2018 Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui 5 DOLLARS 1 TROY OZ .9999 FINE GOLD |
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The "Pacific Dollar" branding was introduced by the Reserve Bank of Fiji as part of a broader push into the collector bullion market, positioning Fiji — a nation with no domestic gold mining industry to speak of — as an issuer competing directly with established sovereign bullion programs from Australia, Canada, and the United States. The one-troy-ounce format at .9999 fineness mirrors the benchmark set by the Royal Canadian Mint's Maple Leaf, a deliberate commercial alignment.
Fiji's authority to issue gold legal tender derives from its 1983 Reserve Bank Act, though coins of this type are struck under contract by foreign mints and never intended for Pacific circulation.