Catalogus
| Uitgever | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Jaar | 2020-2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse bears a central vignette of the Parliament House, flanked by the National Crest of Papua New Guinea — a stylised Bird of Paradise perched upon a Kundu drum and a spear. Denomination numerals and issuer inscriptions appear within a multicolour guilloche underprint characteristic of the polymer series. |
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| Beschrijving beveiliging | Transparent security window incorporated into the polymer substrate, formed as part of the Tambu Shell Money design on the reverse. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Papua New Guinea adopted polymer banknotes relatively early among Pacific Island nations, but the material here is specified as "reducide" — a thinner, lighter-weight variant of the standard polymer substrate developed to reduce production costs for lower-denomination and mid-range notes. It behaves differently in circulation than full-weight polymer, showing crease patterns more typical of paper at the fold points.
P#52 falls within the Bank of Papua New Guinea's ongoing modernisation program that began accelerating after 2010. The kina has remained relatively stable against regional currencies through this period, which is not always the case for Pacific Island issuers managing commodity-export exposure.