Fiji 1991 200 dollars

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Jean Elsen list 269, lot 970
Fiji JElsen 269-970.jpg

This specimen was lot 970 in Jean Elsen list 269 (Brussels, July-August 2014), where it was offered for €375 (about US$510). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ILES FIJI, Elisabeth II (1952- ), AV 200 dollars, 1991, Ratu Seru Cakobau - Save the children. Ecrin. Flan Poli (Fiji Islands, Elizabeth II (1952-), gold two hundred dollars of 1991, "Save the Children," proof.)"

Sterling coinage was issued for the islands starting in 1934. Decimal conversion occurred in 1967-69, the same time as Britain. Fiji left the British Commonwealth in 1987 (hence the absence of the queen's portrait) but rejoined in 1997.

Recorded mintage: 32,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 61, Fr-9.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 269: Juillet-Septembre 2014, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

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