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1 Kina - Charles III Bird of Paradise
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1 KINA |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed depiction of a Raggiana bird of paradise in a dynamic upward-landing pose, its elongated ornamental tail plumes cascading elegantly to the right across the field. The bird is shown with wings outstretched and beak raised, perched above a tropical flowering plant with broad leaves rendered in fine relief. The legend 'BIRD OF PARADISE' arcs along the upper left periphery, with the silver specification '1 OZ FINE SILVER .999' inscribed along the upper right. The year of issue '2023' appears in the lower exergue. |
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Papua New Guinea's kina coinage has carried the Bird of Paradise as a national symbol since independence in 1975, but this 2023 issue marks the first time the series appears under Charles III following the death of Elizabeth II in September 2022. As a Commonwealth realm, Papua New Guinea's transition to the new monarch required updated coinage authority — a bureaucratic reality that makes early Charles III issues from smaller realms genuinely transitional artifacts rather than routine catalog entries.