Fiji 1936 shilling

Heritage sale 3064, lot 32740

Sterling coinage was issued for the islands starting in 1934. World War Two issues were extensively saved by military personnel stationed there and those are the dates most commonly seen today. Decimal conversion occurred in 1967-69, the same time as Britain. Fiji left the British Commonwealth in 1987 but rejoined in 1997. This specimen was lot 32740 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $138. The catalog description^[1] noted, "British Colony. George V Shilling 1936 MS64 NGC. An attractive example of the type with silver luster." This type was struck 1934-36.

Recorded mintage: 140,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.500 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

• 1934 shilling
• 1936 penny, Edward VIII
• Australia 1936 shilling
• Great Britain 1936 shilling
• New Guinea 1936 shilling
• Southern Rhodesia 1936 shilling
• 1938 shilling
• Coins and currency dated 1936
• return to coins of Fiji Islands