What is the front cover of the Fijian passport look like?
It has two warriors on each side, one warrior holding a spear and the other a club, and they are holding onto the fijian coat of arms which has a lion on the top then their is 4 squares below that. 1st – sugarcane, 2nd – coconut tree, 3rd – dove bird biting a small tree twig, 4th – banana. On the two fijian warriors feet is a ribbon inscribed “REREVAKA NA KALOU KA DOKA NA TUI” which means “BE AFRAID OF GOD AND HAVE RESPECT FOR YOUR KING”. On the top of the coat of arms is a sailboat. The sailboat stands for the the first time white people bought christianity to Fiji, It was William Cross and David Cargill who were the first to bring christianity to Fiji and bought Fiji to civilisation. So the fijian warriors stand for the olden times and the sailboat stands for now and the future. Banana, coconut and sugar cane plantations are our financial crop now and the dove indicates hope for Fiji. The lion comes from royalty when Fiji was still under the British flag.
