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20 Kina 25 Years of Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Printer | Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia (1998-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents a Bird of Paradise perched atop a Kundu drum and ceremonial spear, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in warm tones. A commemorative overprint reading "25 Papua New Guinea Silver Jubilee" marks the nation's 25th anniversary of independence. Denomination numerals and the bank title are rendered in intaglio lettering at the margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 BANK OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA TWENTY KINA |
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Papua New Guinea declared independence from Australian administration on 16 September 1975, making this 2000 issue a commemoration of the 25th anniversary. Note Printing Australia, the Reserve Bank of Australia's commercial printing subsidiary, has handled PNG's currency production since the late 1990s — a relationship that reflects the enduring administrative and financial ties between the two countries long after formal independence.
The watermark-only security profile is modest by the standards of commemorative issues of that period, when foil strips and color-shifting ink were already routine for high-denomination notes elsewhere in the Pacific region.