Fifty Cents (dodecagonal), Coin Type from Fiji - detailed information

Fifty Cents (dodecagonal), Coin Type from Fiji (issued 1975 - 1987)
Coin TypeFifty Cents (dodecagonal)

Until 1987, Fiji fifty cent coins were the same size and shape as their Australian counterparts. The large 50 cent coins were demonetised in 2009.

Obverse

Effigy of the monarch, legend, date.

Throughout the existence of this coin type, the only monarch was Queen Elizabeth II and the legend used was ELIZABETH II FIJI.
Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II FIJI [year]
Reverse

Takia (an outrigger sailing canoe, described on the mint sets as a "drua"), below, the value and denomination: 50 cents.

The design is by J. Ken Payne from Suva, Fiji.
Reverse Inscription 50 cents
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
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Coin Type: Fifty Cents (dodecagonal) - (13) Coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Fifty Cents 1975 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,000,000
Fifty Cents 1976 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 805,000
Fifty Cents 1978 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Australian Mint
Mintage: 6,006
Fifty Cents 1978 Australia Mule Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Australian Mint
Mintage: unknown
Fifty Cents 1979 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Australian Mint
Mintage: 264,004
Fifty Cents 1980 Independence Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 10,000
Fifty Cents 1980 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Australian Mint
Mintage: 318,500
Fifty Cents 1981 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 511,000
Fifty Cents 1982 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,003,000
Fifty Cents 1983 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 3,003,000
Fifty Cents 1984 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 5,000,000
Fifty Cents 1986 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 160,000
Fifty Cents 1987 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 160,000
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Fifty Cents (dodecagonal): Details
CountryFiji
CurrencyFijian Dollar
Sub-type ofFifty Cents
From1975
To1987
Face Value50 (x Cent)
CurrentNo (demonetised 2009)
MaterialCuproNickel
DesignerJ. Ken Payne
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeDodecagonal - 12-sided
Size31.6500 mm
Mass15.5500 g
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