5 pounds

The Government of Fiji's direct note issuance during this period predates the establishment of the Currency Board — Fiji did not get a formal currency authority until 1914, when the Colonial Treasurer's office took over from a patchwork of private bank issues. These five-pound notes circulated in a colony where sugar and copra dominated commerce, and the denominations above one pound were primarily instruments of merchant and government transaction rather than everyday trade.

Four date variants across fourteen years, each distinguished by its trio of signatories — Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, and the recurring Marks — reflects how tightly the colonial administration controlled issue authorization. The April 1914 Specimen predates the earliest circulating date by eight months, suggesting plates were ready before the formal issuance regime began.