1 Toea - Elizabeth II Birdwing Butterfly

€3,361.00
IssuerPapua New Guinea
Year1975-2004
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Toea (0.01 PGK)
CurrencyKina (1975-date)
CompositionBronze (97% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 2.5% Zinc)
Weight2 g
Dimensions17.65 mm
Thickness1.42 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to19 April 2007
Reference(s) KM#1
Obverse descriptionCoat of Arms of Papua New Guinea: a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPAPUA NEW GUINEA FM 1975
Reverse descriptionParadise Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera paradisea).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1t
EdgeSmooth
MintRoyal Mint, Llantrisant, United
Kingdom (1968-date)
(FM)
Franklin Mint (The Franklin
Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
Mintage1975  - Minted in 1974-1976 - 14 400 000
1975 FM - Matte - 83 000
1975 FM - Proof - 67 000
1975 FM - Special Uncirculated - 4 134
1976  - - 25 175 000
1976 FM - Matte - 84 000
1976 FM - Proof - 16 000
1976 FM - Special Uncirculated - 976
1977 FM - Matte - 84 000
1977 FM - Proof - 7 721
1977 FM - Special Uncirculated - 603
1978  - -
1978 FM - Matte - 83 000
1978 FM - Proof - 5 540
1978 FM - Special Uncirculated - 777
1979 FM - Matte - 84 000
1979 FM - Proof - 2 728
1979 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1 366
1980 FM - Proof - 2 125
1980 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1 160
1981  - -
1981  - Proof - 10 000
1981 FM - Matte -
1982 FM - Matte -
1982 FM - Proof -
1983  - -
1983 FM - Proof -
1983 FM - Special Uncirculated - 360
1984  - -
1984 FM - Proof -
1987  - -
1990  - -
1995  - -
1996  - -
2001  - -
2002  - -
2004  - -
Catalog ID9861540590
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