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2 Kina 9th South Pacific Games
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 2 Kina |
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| Obverse description | At left, the stylised Bird of Paradise vignette forms the official logo of the 9th South Pacific Games, rendered in the characteristic polymer underprint of the issue. A bilingual legend panel occupies the central field, with denomination numerals at both lower corners and a legal tender clause positioned beneath the principal inscriptions. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 BANK OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2 9th South Pacific Games Papua New Guinea 1991 TWO KINA Legal tender throughout Papua New Guinea |
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Papua New Guinea's 2 Kina was among the earliest polymer notes issued anywhere in the world, part of the initial rollout of Guardian substrate technology developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The 9th South Pacific Games were held in Papua New Guinea in 1991, and the commemorative overprint on a circulating polymer denomination was an unusual choice — most countries at the time reserved Games issues for collector coins, not working currency.
With over twelve million printed, this was no limited commemorative. It circulated.