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100 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Jubilee of Accession
| Issuer | Government of Tonga |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Weight | 17.69 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1990 - Proof - 5,000 |
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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV ascended to the Tongan throne in 1965 following the death of his mother, Queen Salote, who had ruled for nearly half a century and become internationally known after her open-carriage appearance at Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. By 1990, his 25-year jubilee coincided with a period of growing pressure for political reform in Tonga — pro-democracy movements were beginning to challenge the kingdom's feudal constitutional structure in ways that would accelerate sharply through the following decade.
The .583 fineness — 14-karat gold — is characteristic of Tongan commemorative issues from this period, chosen to keep face-value ratios commercially viable for the international collector market.