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100 Kina - Elizabeth II Four Faces of the Nation
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 100 Kina |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Papua New Guinea occupies the central field, depicting a Raggiana bird-of-paradise in flight above two crossed traditional spears and a kundu drum. The design is rendered in high relief against a polished field. The legend PAPUA NEW GUINEA arcs along the upper periphery, with the fineness mark 900/1000 FINE GOLD, the Franklin Mint mark FM, and the date 1979 completing the inscription around the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Papua New Guinea had been independent for only four years when this piece was struck, and the Bank of Papua New Guinea was still actively constructing the symbolic vocabulary of a new sovereign currency. The 100 Kina denomination was reserved almost exclusively for gold commemoratives in this period — coins that circulated in name only and were sold primarily to foreign collectors at a significant premium over face value.
KM#14 is one of several gold issues from 1975–1980 produced under contract at foreign mints, as PNG had no domestic striking facility of its own.