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The Fijian dollar is the currency of Fiji. So far in 2005, one US dollar has varied between approximately 1.60 and 1.70 Fijian dollars, and similarly one Euro has been worth between 2.10 and 2.20 Fijian dollars. The Fijian dollar is divided into 100 cents. The coins feature both Queen Elizabeth II and items of Fijian culture, such as a tabua on the 20 cent piece. The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search USD redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda... A tabua is a polished tooth of a sperm whale that is an important cultural item in Fijian society. ...


On 16 August 2005, Finance Minister Ratu Jone Kubuabola announced that the Cabinet had approved the introduction of a $100 banknote and the withdrawal of the two cent coin, whose minting cost exceeded its face falue. It would be primarily yellow; the other banknotes would retain their existing primary colours, he said. The portrait of Queen Elizabeth II would remain on all banknotes, he said. Calls from some politicians to remove the Queen's portrait from the currency after eighteen years as a republic were not taken up. Jump to: navigation, search August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ...


Kubuabola said that the $100 banknote would measure 156 millimeters by 67 millimeters, with the other banknotes receding at 5mm towards the lowest banknote denomination.


Coins

  • 1 cent
  • 2 cent (to be withdrawn)
  • 5 cent
  • 10 cent
  • 20 cent
  • 50 cent
  • $1

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Banknotes

  • $2
  • $5
  • $10
  • $20
  • $50
  • $100 (not yet in circulation).

A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ...

External links

  • Ron Wise's scanned images of Fijian currency


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