THE EMBARRASSED PARROT FROM FIJI

I think i left the best of this bunch of notes til last !! this one could become my new favourite. It is a 5 dollar polymer note from Fiji. It has the possibly extinct, kulawai bird, a small member of the parrot family, on the front and a crested iguana, balaka palm and a masiratu plant on the reverse.

I love how this little parrot looks permanently embarrassed. my other two favourite notes are HERE and Here . The 5 colon  note from costa rica and the 20 dollar from Singapore respectively, I love for their colour and also any of the old french notes that are works of art in themselves.

You can see more from fiji HERE

RESERVE BANK OF FIJI WINS AWARD

The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) was awarded the ‘Regional Banknote of the Year Award 2013’ for the Flora and Fauna Banknote Series at the Reconnaissance International Limited Asian Middle East and African High Security Printing Seminar that was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 7–9 October, 2013. The new design banknotes were issued into circulation from 2 January 2013.

RBF Deputy Governor Mr Inia R Naiyaga said the RBF is extremely proud of this milestone achievement. The RBF extends its sincere gratitude to the Currency Design Committee comprising eminent Fijians for their excellent selection of Fiji’s unique flora and fauna some of which are believed to be extinct, to note printers De La Rue Currency, United Kingdom and all stakeholders for their contribution towards the designing, production, launch and issuance of Fiji’s new family of banknotes.

The Bank is also grateful to Reconnaissance International Limited for recognising Fiji’s banknotes for the best new banknote series award as this places Fiji’s currency amongst the best in the world.

The RBF is proud to be associated with contributing towards the preservation of natural biodiversity for future generations.

RESERVE BANK OF FIJI

From The Jet Newspaper

FIJI

The Republic of Fiji is a group of around 320 islands in the southwest pacific and is a member of the British Commonwealth. Fiji Gained independence from Britain in 1970.

the note above is the 2 dollar note from 1996 with the queen and the coat of arms on the right and on the bottom left is the wonderfully named Kaka (masked shining parrot) . the Reverse has a group of five kids in various ethnic costume, to symbolise the multi-ethnic make up of Fiji.