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1/4 Hau - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Coronation
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Weight | 16.00 g |
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| Reverse description | The complete Tongan royal coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield with a crown in the first quarter, three stars in the second, a dove in the third, and crossed swords in the fourth, surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by two national flags bearing the cross of Christianity. A scroll at the base bears the Tongan motto MO TONGA KO HOKU with flanking inscriptions KO E OTUA MO TONGA KO HOKU TOFIA. The denomination legend QUARTER HAU arcs above and the issuer name TONGA appears below, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tonga's 1967 coronation issues for Taufa'ahau Tupou IV were among the first palladium coins struck for circulation anywhere in the world — a deliberate choice by the king, who held a strong personal interest in economics and sought to monetize the metal's novelty as much as its value. The series effectively introduced palladium to the numismatic market decades before the metal gained mainstream investment attention.
KM#21 is the smallest denomination in that inaugural palladium set. Tupou IV had assumed the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Sālote, in 1965.