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1 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Jubilee of Accession
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Weight | 31.80 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central design depicts the Ha'amonga 'a Maui trilithon, a monumental ancient stone gateway of Tonga, rendered with two upright stone pillars supporting a horizontal lintel. Through the aperture of the trilithon, a radiant sun is shown rising above the horizon, with diverging rays emanating outward in a sunburst pattern. The denomination '1 PA'ANGA' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the stone structure, while the commemorative legend '25th JUBILEE OF ACCESSION' curves along the upper periphery of the coin. |
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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV ascended the Tongan throne in 1965 following the death of his mother, Queen Sālote Tupou III, who had become internationally famous for riding in an open carriage through the rain at Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 — refusing to close the roof out of respect. His own 25-year jubilee in 1990 fell during a period of growing pressure for democratic reform in Tonga, a constitutional monarchy that had retained one of the Pacific's most concentrated royal power structures well into the modern era.