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10 Kina
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1988-1998 |
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| Value | 10 Kina |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a vignette arrangement of traditional artefacts representing the cultural diversity of Papua New Guinea: a carved Tami Bowl, a Bird of Paradise skin, Tambu Shell Money from the New Britain area, and Boars Tusks from the Highlands, collectively illustrating indigenous ceremonial and trade objects. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
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The kina was introduced in 1975 when Papua New Guinea severed its currency link with the Australian dollar upon independence, and the Bank of Papua New Guinea has managed it domestically ever since — there was no colonial-era central bank to inherit. The P#9 series ran for a full decade, accumulating five distinct signature combinations across that span, which makes it unusually productive for a single Pick number in a relatively young issuing institution.
The 1998 pairing of Vulupindi and Vele is worth noting: Vulupindi had previously signed as governor in the earlier 1988 issues before reappearing in the secretary role a decade later.