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10 Toea - Elizabeth II Spotted Cuscus
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1975-2001 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a Bird of Paradise with wings fully spread, perched upon a crossed pair of traditional kundu drums rendered in fine detail with geometric decorative banding. The bird's ornamental plume feathers fan outward symmetrically in high relief, dominating the field. The legend PAPUA NEW GUINEA arcs along the left and right periphery in bold Latin capitals, with the date appearing in the lower field below the central device. A continuous border of triangular denticles frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAPUA NEW GUINEA FM [DATE] |
| Reverse description | A Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus), a large arboreal marsupial native to Papua New Guinea, is depicted in high relief occupying the upper portion of the field, shown in a crouching posture on a branch with its prehensile tail curling downward to the lower left. The animal clutches foliage in its clawed forepaws and faces right, its large round eyes rendered with naturalistic detail. The denomination numeral 10 and the abbreviated unit designator t appear in bold relief in the lower field. A continuous border of triangular denticles frames the design. |
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