2012 Flora & Fauna Series $50 Banknote

Obverse Design - Features the Tagimoucia (Medinella waterhousei) flower, which is perhaps Fiji’s best-known flower and has, in the past, been recommended as the national flower. Tagimouciai is a liana of the upland forest and where it occurs it often flowers profusely in bunches of vivid scarlet petals contrasting with the pure white centres. The name Tagimoucia is synonymous with the plant in its home in upland Taveuni around the lake with the same name, but Medinella waterhousei also occurs on Mount Seatura in Bua. Additional elements include the Fiji Coat of Arms, an image of a Wasekaseka (Whale’s tooth necklace), vertical and horizontal numbers on the banknote and the signature of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji.

Reverse Design - Features a culture and heritage theme with descriptions of traditional ceremonies of Tabua presentation and Yaqona Vakaturaga. Further elements include the Gemini feature which appears in the form of the RBF's logo 'tagaga' on the bottom right hand corner of the banknote.

Size - 151 x 67 mm

Colour - Orange

Substrate - Cotton