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20 Kina 35th Anniversary of Bank
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | Kina (1975-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents the National Crest of Papua New Guinea — a stylised Bird of Paradise perched upon a Kundu drum and spear — flanked by a view of the National Parliament Building in Port Moresby. The denomination and issuing authority are rendered in English letterpress inscriptions, with a legal tender declaration occupying the lower field. Guilloche underprint patterns provide a decorative background throughout the note face. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of Papua New Guinea Twenty Kina Legal Tender Throughout Papua New Guinea |
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Issued to mark the Bank of Papua New Guinea's 35th anniversary, this commemorative falls into a category that NPA produced regularly for Pacific issuers during the 2000s — technically sound notes with relatively short print runs that tend to disappear into collections rather than circulate. The Bank of Papua New Guinea was established in 1973 as the country moved toward independence from Australian administration, achieved in 1975, making 2008 the correct anniversary year.
The watermark-only security specification is modest for a commemorative of this period, when many comparable issues were incorporating security threads or color-shifting ink.