1984 Fijian Uncirculated Year Set

Description

Please Note: This is a second hand item and will have some minor blemishes, including creases, age/rust spotting, tears or toning. Please feel free to ask for more photos before purchasing. 

Details

Decimal currency was introduced in Fiji in 1969 but mint sets were not produced each year. In most years that mint sets were produced, the mint that struck the circulating coinage also struck the coins for mint sets. 
Although many catalogues say that circulating coins dated 1984 were struck, '84 was minted for year sets only. Mint sets in 1984 were produced by the Singapore Mint, with merely 5,000 sets struck in 1984.

The Singapore Mint-struck coins do not bear any mint marks or obvious distinguishing features but they can be distinguished from their circulating counterparts. On the Singapore Mint-struck coins the Queen's hair has shallower incuse lines, the legend lettering is thinner and the tip of the Queen's tiara is closer to the rim. The reverse designs appear to be identical.

The set is housed in a blue collection folder, and comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

The reverse designs include:

50c - Takia, Fijian Canoe 
20c - Ceremonial Whale's tooth with plaited cord
10c - Wooden throwing club 
5c - Fiji drums
2c - Fan
1c - Tanoa-mixing and serving bowl

Specifications 

Denomination: 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c, 2c, 1c
Metal: CuNi, CuNi, CuNi, CuNi, Br, Br
Diameter: 31.51mm, 28.52mm, 23.60mm, 19.41mm, 21.08mm, 17.53mm
Mass: 15.55g, 11.31g, 5.65g, 2.83g, 3.89g, 1.94g
Finish: Uncirculated