10 Kina - Elizabeth II 9th South Pacific Games

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.