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Coin: Twenty Cents 2006
Description
CountryFiji CurrencyFijian Dollar
Face value20 (x Cent) TypeTwenty Cents Old
Year2006 CurrentNo (demonetised 2009)
Mintageunknown
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Mint No mint mark unknown, Rarity: C (Common)
Material DesignerJ. Ken Payne
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II EffigyPortrait by Raphael David Maklouf (Third Portrait)
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)28.5000 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)
Obverse

Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing pearls (effigy known as the "Third Portrait", by Raphael David Maklouf); around, the legend and date ELIZABETH II FIJI 2006. In tiny letters on neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM.
Obverse inscription ELIZABETH II FIJI 2006
Reverse

Tabua on braided sennit cord (a Fijian traditional cultural gift, the polished tooth of a sperm whale); above, 20; below, cents. Contrary to popular belief, these objects were not used as currency.

The design is by J. Ken Payne from Suva, Fiji.
Reverse inscription20 cents
EdgeMilled Edge inscriptionNone
Twenty Cents 2006: Photos
Twenty Cents 2006: Photo 20 Cents coin
20 Cents coin
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Twenty Cents 2006: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsFiji KM# 53a
Twenty Cents 2006: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Mint
Twenty Cents 2006: Some useful external links
British Museum - coin
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Twenty Cents 1984 Twenty Cents 1985 Twenty Cents 1986 Twenty Cents 1987 Twenty Cents 1990 Twenty Cents 1992
Twenty Cents 1994 Twenty Cents 1995 Twenty Cents 1996 Twenty Cents 1997 Twenty Cents 1998 Twenty Cents 1999
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