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The dollar was reintroduced on 15 January 1969, replacing the Fijian pound at a rate of 1 pound = 2 dollars, or 10 shillings = FJ$1. Despite Fiji having been a republic since 1987, coins and banknotes continued to feature Queen Elizabeth II until 2013, when her portrait was replaced with pictures of plants and animals.
In 1969, the Colony of Fiji introduced the Fijian dollar at the rate of 2 dollars = 1 Fijian pound. Coins issued include 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents. Coins issued include 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents. The 50 cent coin was issued in 1975 to replace the banknote of earlier issue.
The currency is the Fijian dollar, with the main sources of foreign exchange being the tourist industry, ... Viti Levu, served as the origin of the name "Fiji", ...
British West Indies dollar: Fijian dollar: FJD Fiji: 1969 Fijian pound: Eastern Caribbean dollar: XCD Grenada: 1965 British West Indies dollar: Guyanese dollar: GYD Guyana: 1839 Eastern Caribbean dollar: Hong Kong dollar: HKD Hong Kong: 1863 Rupee, Real (Spanish/Colonial Spain: Mexican), Chinese cash: Jamaican dollar: JMD Jamaica: 1969 Jamaican ...
The Fijian labour report for the years 1878 to 1882 revealed that 18 vessels were engaged in the trade, recruiting 7,137 Islanders with 1270 or nearly 20% of these dying while in Fiji. Fijian registered ships involved in the trade at this stage included the Winifred, Meg Merrilies, Dauntless and the Ovalau. [45] [63] [64] [65]
Fijian dollar; Fijian pound; H. History of pound sterling in Oceania; Media in category "Currencies of Fiji" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
Continental dollar – Colonial America; Cook Islands dollar – Cook Islands; Dominican dollar – Dominica; East Caribbean dollar – Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Fijian dollar – Fiji; Grenadan dollar – Grenada; Guyanese dollar – Guyana
In 1969, the Fijian pound was replaced by the Fijian dollar at a rate of £1 = FJ$2 such that the new Fijian dollar was approximately equal to the new dollars in Australia and New Zealand. For a more general view of history in the wider region, see British currency in Oceania.