Green, blue, brown, and orange tones give Fiji’s 2 Dollars Millennium note the character of a small island chronicle, marking the year 2000 through sovereignty, migration, sea life, and ceremonial memory.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse combines the portrait of Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau with the Fijian coat of arms, a kaka bird at lower left, a silver metallic ornament, and the Y2K commemorative overprint declaring “Commemorating the year 2000 where the millennium begins.” The omodomo canoe masthead registration device adds a distinctly Fijian structural motif, linking the modern commemorative purpose of the note with traditional maritime identity.

Reverse

The reverse opens into a wider cultural composition: a map of the Fiji Islands, the 180th meridian with a rising sun, a culturally diverse group of people, a man blowing a conch shell, a woman wearing a straw hat, a sea turtle, sailing boat imagery, palm trees, flowers, and the omodomo motif. Together these details turn the note into a compact visual statement of Fiji as a meeting point of ocean, community, and ceremonial passage into the new millennium.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this 2 Dollars note is Fiji’s circulating Millennium commemorative issue, produced by De La Rue on paper with a windowed security thread and a Fijian head watermark. The Ratu Jone Kubuabola signature, 2K prefix, limited issued-note production of 436,000 pieces, and explicit Y2K overprint give it stronger numismatic identity than a standard low-denomination circulation note.

Shipping & Guarantee

Each banknote is carefully handled and securely packed to ensure safe delivery. Authenticity is guaranteed.

Serial number and prefix may vary from the reference image.