Fiji 50 Dollars (2020)

Description

The Fijian dollar is the official currency of Fiji. The official currency symbol: FJ$ or FJD.

The Fijian dollar was established in two periods, the first one between 1867 and 1873, when the Government Treasury introduced notes in denominations of 12½¢, 25¢, 50¢, 100¢ and $1, $5, $10, $25, and $50. The second Fijian dollar was introduced in 1969, replacing the Fijian pound.  The government introduced notes in denominations of 50 cents, $1, $2, $10, and $20, followed by the $5 note in 1970.

In 1974, the Central Monetary Authority was assigned as the sole entity in charge of issuing paper money, which issued the same denominations, except the 50 cent bill replaced by coins in 1975. Almost ten years later, the Reserve Bank of Fiji began issuing banknotes, replacing the $ 1 coin bill in 1995 and introducing the $ 50 bill the following year. In 2007 the $ 100 bill was introduced. Since 2017, the bills that are in circulation are in denominations of $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50, and $ 100.

The 50 Fijian dollars commemorative note front design illustrates the first raising of the Fijian flag in Albert Park on October 10, 1970, the day the country became an independent nation, the clock on the government building indicated 10 o’clock, which was the time that the new flag was raised on the mast. The design is completed with the blazon of the National Coat of Arms.

The reverse of the note features Fijian children from various ethnic moving together waving the nation’s flag, the “workings” of the clock with the denomination within a seal. This note is part of the 2020 commemorative series ‘’50 Years of Independence’’. Its color is blue, yellow, and orange, and multicolor underprint.

Text: 50 Fiji This Note is Legal Tender in Fiji for FIFTY DOLLARS FIJI 50 DOLLARS Fiji 50 Years of Independence 1970-2020.