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1 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Christmas
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Shape | Heptagonal (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV facing right, with a draped collar visible at the truncation. The portrait occupies the central field of the heptagonal flan. The peripheral legend reads TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV . TONGA arcing around the upper portion, with the date 1986 flanked by two dots at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV had a well-documented enthusiasm for commemorative coinage as a revenue stream for the Tongan government, and the kingdom issued an unusually high volume of collector-oriented pieces through the 1970s and 1980s relative to its population and economy. This Christmas issue was part of that broader program rather than a response to any specific event.
Circulation of these pieces within Tonga was minimal — most were absorbed by the international collector market almost immediately upon release.