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10 Kina - Elizabeth II Papal Visit

Issuer Bank of Papua New Guinea
Year 1984
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Weight 35.6 g
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Obverse script Latin
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Mintage 1984 FM - Proof - 597
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John Paul II visited Papua New Guinea in May 1984 as part of a sweeping nine-country Pacific and Asian tour — one of the longest single papal journeys on record. PNG was among the few stops where a commemorative coin issue was specifically authorized by the central bank rather than a private mint operator, which accounts for the relatively controlled mintage and consistent strike quality seen across surviving examples.

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