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2 Seniti - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 1968-1974 |
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| Currency | Pa`anga (1967-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally positioned Radiated Tortoise (Geochelone radiata), known as Tu`i Malila, depicted in profile facing left, with its characteristic radiating shell pattern rendered in detail. This celebrated tortoise was presented to the Tongan Royal Family by Captain James Cook in 1777 and died in 1965, making it one of the oldest recorded animals. The denomination 2 SENETI is inscribed in the lower field, with the design bordered by a beaded inner rim. |
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Tonga's decimal coinage was introduced in 1967, replacing the pound system as part of a broader Pacific-region decimalization wave. These early bronzes were struck at the Royal Mint in London. Taufa'ahau Tupou IV had assumed the throne just two years prior following the death of his mother, Queen Salote, who had ruled for nearly half a century and remained far more internationally recognized than her son at the time of issue.