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20 Kina
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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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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| Reverse lettering | Bank of Papua New Guinea Twenty Kina 20 |
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Papua New Guinea introduced polymer banknotes relatively early by Pacific standards, but this 2021 issue sits within a long-running series rather than marking any fresh departure. Note Printing Australia has been the primary printer for PNG's polymer issues for decades — a natural fit given geographic proximity and NPA's role in developing polymer substrate technology alongside the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Pick 53 is a replacement and standard circulation type in the same series lineage that dates back to the kina's polymer transition. Nothing anomalous is known about this printing run.