{"product_id":"fiji-p-109a-2-dollars-nd-2011-sign-sn-vf-queen-elizabeth-ii-1","title":"Fiji P-109a 2 Dollars ND 2007 VF Very Fine—Green—Elizabeth II—Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid green note from Fiji's Fifth Issue, issued 10 April 2007 and demonetized just six years later — one of the last Fijian banknotes to carry the mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II before the republic's currency was redesigned. The reverse celebrates Fijian youth and national pride: schoolchildren at play, the Fiji National Stadium, and the volcanic silhouette of Mount Korobasanasaga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e green on multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature bust of \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Elizabeth II \u003c\/strong\u003eat right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArms (\u003cstrong\u003ecoat of arms \u003c\/strong\u003eof Fiji) at upper right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohar (sovereign locket) at lower left — a traditional Fijian ceremonial ornament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovel (TDLR) serial numbering on both serial numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThis Note is Legal Tender in Fiji for TWO DOLLARS\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-109a:\u003c\/strong\u003e Savenaca Narube, Gov., Reserve Bank of Fiji\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-109b:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBarry Whiteside, Acting Gov., Reserve Bank of Fiji — not this note\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaces of an ethnically diverse group of \u003cstrong\u003echildren\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong\u003eschool games\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiji National Stadium at left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Korobasanasaga at center right — a prominent volcanic peak on Viti Levu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFIJI \/ TWO DOLLARS\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP-109a — ND(2007), Gov. Savenaca Narube, prefix CA–DF — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-109ar — ND(2007), replacement note, prefix ZA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-109as — ND(2007), specimen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-109b — ND(2011), Acting Gov. Barry Whiteside, prefix DG–DT; intro 5.12.2011\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-109br — ND(2011), replacement note, prefix ZA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-109bs — ND(2011), specimen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-109a; Numista \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/numista.com\/207854\"\u003eN#207854\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fijian head and electrotype 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 131 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Fiji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eReserve Bank of Fiji\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e (TDLR), London, United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 April 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e31 March 2013\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fijian Dollar (1969–date) — 1 dollar = 100 cents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Fiji\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Fiji\" is the Tongan pronunciation of the indigenous Fijian name \u003cem\u003eViti\u003c\/em\u003e — the name of the main island, Viti Levu. European explorers adopted the Tongan form, and it stuck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Suva — city proper ~93,000; greater urban area ~330,000\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the Fijian word \u003cem\u003esuva\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning \"a small mound\" or possibly referring to a type of grass; the site was chosen as capital by the British in 1877 for its deep harbor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~930,000 (UN 2024) — comparable to Montana or Cyprus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18,274 km² (7,056 mi²) — comparable to New Jersey or Kuwait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$14,000 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e No land borders — island nation in the South Pacific; neighbors include Vanuatu (west), Tonga (east), Tuvalu (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e English (official); Fijian (iTaukei); Fiji Hindi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/iTaukei_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eiTaukei Fijians\u003c\/a\u003e (~57%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Fijians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndo-Fijians\u003c\/a\u003e (~38%); other (~5%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN\u003c\/a\u003e (1970); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommonwealth of Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1970; suspended 1987–1997 and 2009–2014 following coups); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Islands_Forum\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePacific Islands Forum\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1971; hosts secretariat in Suva); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G77\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG77\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndigenous Fijian chiefdoms (pre-contact) — complex confederacies; Bau chiefdom dominant by early 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuropean contact (1643) — Abel Tasman; later explored by Captain Bligh (1789, after the \u003cem\u003eBounty\u003c\/em\u003e mutiny)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCession to Britain (1874) — Chief Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau ceded the islands to Queen Victoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Crown Colony (1874–1970) — indentured Indian laborers brought to work sugar plantations (1879–1916), creating the Indo-Fijian community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependence (10 October 1970) — within the Commonwealth, with Elizabeth II as head of state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic (1987) — following two military coups by Lt. Col. Sitiveni Rabuka; Fiji left the Commonwealth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReadmitted to Commonwealth (1997); further coups in 2000 and 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Fiji (1987–date) — \u003cstrong\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFiji Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiji has experienced four military coups since independence (1987 ×2, 2000, 2006) — more than almost any other Pacific nation, yet remains one of the region's most stable economies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Indo-Fijian community, descended from indentured laborers brought by the British, has faced systematic land and political discrimination since independence — a tension that underlies every coup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiji is one of the world's largest exporters of bottled water (Fiji Water), despite many rural Fijians lacking reliable access to clean drinking water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fijian military has contributed more peacekeepers per capita to UN missions than almost any country on Earth — Fijian soldiers have served in Lebanon, Sinai, Iraq, and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCannibalism was practiced in Fiji into the 19th century; the last recorded case was 1867, when missionary Thomas Baker was killed and eaten — his boots, deemed indigestible, are on display in the Fiji Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRugby sevens is essentially a national religion; Fiji won Olympic gold in 2016 and 2020, defeating New Zealand and Argentina respectively\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Last Queen on Fijian Paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2007, Fiji had been a republic for two decades — yet Queen Elizabeth II still graced its banknotes. \u003cstrong\u003eThe P-109 series was among the final Fijian issues to carry her portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e, a quiet anachronism in a nation that had formally severed its monarchical ties in 1987. When the Reserve Bank of Fiji redesigned its currency in 2012–2013, the Queen's image was retired from Fijian paper money for good. This note is a collector's document of that transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Nation on a Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse tells a story of aspiration: \u003cstrong\u003eschoolchildren at play, a national stadium, a volcanic peak\u003c\/strong\u003e — youth, sport, and landscape as national identity. The Fiji National Stadium in Suva hosted the 1963 South Pacific Games and remains the country's premier venue. Mount Korobasanasaga rises behind it all, a reminder that this is a volcanic archipelago of 330 islands, most of them uninhabited, scattered across 1.3 million square kilometers of the South Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDe La Rue and the Art of Security Printing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e of London has printed banknotes for more countries than any other security printer in history — over 140 nations have trusted their currency to TDLR's presses. \u003cstrong\u003eThe novel serial numbering system on this note is a TDLR security feature\u003c\/strong\u003e, designed to deter counterfeiting. The Fijian head watermark and electrotype 2 add further layers of authentication. A short print run of six years (2007–2013) keeps circulated examples common but choice UNC survivors increasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of Fiji's complicated, coup-marked, rugby-mad, extraordinarily beautiful history — the last Queen on Fijian paper, still serene, still sovereign in image if not in law.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52074905272631,"sku":"FJP109aU","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/109a-vf-o_copy.jpg?v=1780260754","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/fiji-p-109a-2-dollars-nd-2011-sign-sn-vf-queen-elizabeth-ii-1","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}