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Detailed information about Coin: One Dollar 1999 from Fiji
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| Country | Fiji | Currency | Fijian Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 1 (x Dollar) | Type | One Dollar Circulating (Large) | ||||||
| Year | 1999 | Current | Yes | ||||||
| Mintage | 1,000,000 (1.0 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | Aluminium-Bronze | Designer | |||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Raphael David Maklouf (Third Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | Thickness (mm) | ||||||||
| Mass (g) | 8 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing pearls (effigy known as the "Third Portrait", by Raphael David Maklouf); around, the legend ELIZABETH II FIJI and the date 1999. In tiny letters on neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM. |
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| Obverse inscription | ELIZABETH II FIJI 1999 | ||||||||
| Reverse | In the centre of the coin, a saqamoli (also spelled saqa moli - a native earthenware water vessel consisting of three conjoined spherical bulbs joined together by cylindrical stirrups coming together at the centre). Above, the denomination and value $1. Around below, SAQAMOLI. |
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| Reverse inscription | $1 SAQAMOLI | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Fiji KM# 73 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | |||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage |
| British Museum - coin |
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| Royal Mint Bullion |
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