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100 Kina - Elizabeth II 9th South Pacific Games
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The Coat of Arms of Papua New Guinea occupies the central field, featuring a Raggiana bird-of-paradise displayed above a traditional kundu drum and a crossed spear. The armorial design is rendered in relief against a polished field. The legend 'PAPUA NEW GUINEA' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '1991' positioned below the central device. A beaded border runs continuously along the inner edge of the heptagonal flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1991 |
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The 9th South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby in September 1991 — the first time Papua New Guinea hosted the event. The issue was produced in a limited commemorative run through the Bank of Papua New Guinea, one of several gold pieces the bank commissioned across the late 1980s and early 1990s to mark national occasions, a practice common among Pacific island nations seeking both revenue and philatelic-numismatic crossover collectors.
The .900 fineness places it in line with older Commonwealth gold standards rather than the .9999 purity favored by bullion issues of the same period.