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10 Kina - Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, Silver Proof issue
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Value | 10 Kina |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of Papua New Guinea displayed centrally in the field, featuring a bird-of-paradise in flight above a traditional kundu drum and a crossed spear, all rendered in fine relief. The circumferential legend reads PAPUA NEW GUINEA with the Franklin Mint mark FM and date 1977 positioned along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse description | The youthful diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modelled by Arnold Machin, occupies the central field. A tiara adorned with floral motifs crowns the Queen's elegantly coiffed hair, with the truncation of the bust visible at the lower centre. The circumferential legend SILVER JUBILEE · 1952-1977 · ELIZABETH II · arcs around the upper and right portions of the field, while the denomination · K10 · is inscribed along the lower arc, the whole bordered by a beaded inner rim. |
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Papua New Guinea had been independent for less than two years when this piece was struck — the nation declared sovereignty in September 1975, making the 1977 Silver Jubilee an early test of the young central bank's capacity to produce commemorative coinage. The Bank of Papua New Guinea contracted the issue to an external mint, as domestic striking infrastructure was not yet established.
The .925 fineness places it among the heavier silver commemoratives of that jubilee cycle, which saw dozens of Commonwealth nations issue similar pieces under broadly coordinated programs.