Fiji 2012 10 dollars KM-232
This specimen was lot 74435 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "FIJI. Silver 10 Dollars (5 Ounces), 2012. Elizabeth II. GEM UNCIRCULATED. The reverse depicts the Hawkbill Turtle. Attractive." Many other NCLT's were struck in 2012. Fiji left the British Commonwealth in 1987 but rejoined in 1997. Wikipedia comments,
"The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The species has a global distribution that is largely limited to tropical and subtropical marine and estuary ecosystems."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 155.55 g, 0.999 fine silver, 5 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-232.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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