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10 Kina - Elizabeth II 9th South Pacific Games
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 10 Kina |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 9th South Pacific Games K10 |
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The 9th South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby in September 1991 — the first time Papua New Guinea hosted the event. The games drew roughly 2,000 athletes from across Oceania and marked a significant organizational undertaking for a country that had only gained independence in 1975. Commemorative issues tied to the games were a deliberate instrument of national prestige.
KM#30 is one of several proof-quality silver issues the Bank of Papua New Guinea commissioned for international collector markets during this period, with domestic circulation essentially non-existent for pieces at this weight and fineness.