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| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Size | 147 x 72 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed on a salmon-pink polymer substrate with traditional Melanesian geometric underprint patterns across the field. At left, the national coat of arms of Papua New Guinea is rendered in intaglio within a decorative vignette, accompanied by two facsimile signatures — that of the Governor and the Secretary, Department of Treasury — with their respective titles below. The centre-right presents a large intaglio vignette of the Papua New Guinea Parliament House in Port Moresby, flanked at upper right by the denomination numeral '20' and a stylised traditional Sepik spirit motif, with the inscription 'TWENTY KINA' and a transparent registration window incorporating a bird of paradise design. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of Papua New Guinea Twenty Kina 20 GOVERNOR SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY LEGAL TENDER THROUGHOUT PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central intaglio vignette of a wild boar's head surrounded by traditional shell ornaments and customary valuables, rendered in rich dark tones against the salmon-pink polymer ground with indigenous geometric guilloche underprint. At upper left, a stylised Sepik spirit bird motif echoes the obverse design, and at lower left a transparent window with a bird of paradise registration device is visible. The denomination '20' appears at upper left and the vertical inscription 'Twenty Kina' runs along the right margin. |
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