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10 Pa'anga
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Siaosi (George) Tupou V in full military dress uniform with medals and decorations occupies the right half of the note against a blue guilloche underprint. The royal coat of arms appears at lower right, while the denomination numeral '$10' is printed in red along the right margin. A large circular guilloche rosette with floral motifs dominates the centre-left field, with the title inscription 'PANGIKE PULE FAKAFONUA 'O TONGA' in a dark band below the portrait and two facsimile signatures above the designations 'PALEMIA 'O TONGA' and 'MINISITA PA'ANGA'. |
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| Obverse lettering | KINGDOM OF TONGA PA'ANGA 'E HONGOFULU PANGIKE PULE FAKAFONUA 'O TONGA PALEMIA 'O TONGA MINISITA PA'ANGA $10 |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a panoramic view of the Royal Palace grounds in Nuku'alofa, with statues, a war memorial obelisk, and the colonnaded palace façade rendered in blue intaglio engraving. A statue of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV is visible to the right of centre, flanked by ceremonial gates, while a standing figure statue appears at far left. A starburst ornament and a cross motif occupy the upper right field alongside the '$10' denomination numeral. |
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