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2 Seniti - Salote Tupou III
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Currency | Pa`anga (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned bust of Queen Salote Tupou III facing right, wearing a pearl necklace, her hair dressed in a traditional style. The legend SALOTE TUPOU III curves along the upper periphery, while the date 1967 appears in the lower field. The entire design is encircled by a continuous beaded border. The portrait is rendered in a naturalistic style with fine detail to the facial features and hair. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Salote Tupou III ruled Tonga for nearly five decades and became internationally known almost entirely through a single moment: her open-carriage appearance in the rain at Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation, where she reportedly refused to close the hood out of respect. She died in 1965, meaning this 1967 issue was struck posthumously — part of a transitional coinage series that bridged her reign and that of her son Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who formally modernized the currency system in subsequent years.