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2 Seniti - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV FAO
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 2002-2005 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A detailed depiction of a taro plant (Colocasia esculenta) occupies the central field, rendered with naturalistic precision showing multiple large heart-shaped leaves on long upright stems. The country name TONGA arcs along the upper rim in raised Latin lettering, while the denomination 2 SENITI is inscribed along the lower rim. The overall composition emphasizes the agricultural significance of taro as a staple crop of Tonga. |
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| Reverse lettering | PLANNED FAMILIES · FOOD FOR ALL 2002 |
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Tonga's shift to copper-plated steel for this denomination in the early 2000s was a straightforward response to rising copper prices globally — a metals cost problem that forced numerous Pacific island nations to re-examine their coinage composition around the same time. The FAO attribution links it to the Food and Agriculture Organization's long-running program of commissioning circulating coinage as a vehicle for agricultural awareness messaging, a program that peaked in the 1970s but left a trail of reissues and updated compositions well into the following decades.