Fiji 1952 & 1954 Halfpennies Gem Unc

The South Pacific island of Fiji became a British Colony in 1874 but didn’t have its own offi cial currency for another 60 years, when the first coinage was struck for the island at the Royal Mint in 1934. This was a very limited issue consisting of just the halfpenny, penny and shilling denominations which was followed in 1935 by the fl orin. Of course, George V died in 1936 so a new coinage was prepared in the name of George VI. In 1952, George VI also died and coins in the name of Elizabeth II were struck and began to circulate. Fiji fi nally gained its independence from the UK in 1970 and began issuing its own coinage and all of the old coinage was removed from circulation. We can offer here the very last Halfpenny struck under George VI in 1952 and the only Halfpenny struck under Elizabeth in 1954. Both coins are scarce but, even better, we can offer them in Gem Brilliant Uncirculated condition.