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1/2 Hau - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Royal Wedding
| Issuer | Government of Tonga |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Value | 1/2 Hau |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, depicted in right-facing profile bust with short cropped hair and wearing a collared uniform, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The portrait is boldly modelled and occupies the majority of the coin's central area. The circumferential legend reads '• TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV •' along the upper arc, with '• HALF HAU 1981 TONGA •' completing the inscription along the lower arc, all in raised Latin characters. |
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| Mint | Royal Mint, Llantrisant |
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Issued to mark the 1981 wedding of Crown Prince Tupouto'a, this is one of several commemorative silver pieces Tonga produced through the late 1970s and early 1980s under an aggressive program of proof coinage aimed squarely at the international collector market rather than domestic circulation. The Taufa'ahau Tupou IV issues from this period were packaged and distributed almost exclusively through overseas coin dealers and Franklin Mint-style subscription schemes.
Virtually none entered circulation in Tonga itself.