For a small island nation of less than a million, Fiji certainly plays an outsized role in rugby sevens – a fast-paced, shorter version of the more traditional rugby union.

Its national team consistently wins international tournaments and, when the sevens made its Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Summer Games, they became the first Fijians to bring an Olympic medal of any kind home.

This achievement was immortalised with a new banknote in a curious denomination – watch the video above to find out more.

Video by Maeve Burke and Kat Sud.

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