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1 Seniti - Salote Tupou III
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Queen Salote Tupou III facing right, wearing a beaded necklace, rendered in moderate relief with naturalistic portraiture. The legend SALOTE TUPOU III curves along the upper periphery in incuse Latin lettering, while the date 1967 appears in the lower field below the bust. The design is framed by a continuous inner border of raised beads running along the entire circumference. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Salote Tupou III ruled Tonga for 47 years, but achieved genuine international recognition only at the 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II, where her refusal to close her carriage roof in the London rain — while every other dignitary rode sheltered — made her a celebrated figure across the Commonwealth press. This 1967 issue came just two years after her death, with Tonga still a British protected state on the verge of full independence, which it achieved in 1970.