The inscriptions along the rim: title of queen, title of colony, the year of minting. In the center - image of queen Elizabeth II (portrait by Raphael Maklouf) right.

Fiji was declared a Republic in 1987.

In the center: the highly prized whale's tooth or 'tabua' (tambua) on braided magimagi cord (mahng-ee mahng-ee), face value.

In 1969, the Fijian dollar was introduced (100 cents = 1 dollar).