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1/2 Pa'anga 'Reine Salote'
| Issuer | Government of Tonga |
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| Year | 1967-1973 |
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| Value | 1/2 Paʻanga |
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| Obverse description | Dark-brown intaglio print on pink guilloche underprint. A portrait of Queen Salote III is positioned at right, rendered in fine engraved detail, with the Royal Coat of Arms of Tonga at lower left. Denomination and bilingual inscriptions are arranged across the face in both Tongan and English. |
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| Obverse lettering | PULE` ANGA `O TONGA 3rd April, 1967 1/2 PA`ANGA KOMISIONA PA`ANGA PA`ANGA `E NIMANGOFULU (Translation: Government of Tonga April 3rd., 1967 1/2 Pa`anga Commissioners of amount Half Pa`anga) |
| Reverse description | Blue and brown bicolour print. A central vignette illustrates coconut processing workers sorting and husking coconuts at an open-sided shed, with palm trees and a tropical landscape extending into the background. Denomination counters marked T$½ appear at upper and lower right within ornate guilloche rosette panels, with the fractional numeral ½ and PA'ANGA at left. |
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