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1 Seniti - Salote Tupou III
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally positioned radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata), known as Tu'i Malila, depicted in profile facing left, rendered with detailed engraving of the shell's radiating pattern. This historically significant tortoise was presented to the Tongan Royal Family by Captain James Cook in 1777 and lived until 1966. The denomination legend 1 SENITI is inscribed in the lower field, with the design framed by a beaded inner border matching that of the obverse. |
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| Mintage | 1967 - - 1,000,000 1967 - Proof - 5,000 |
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