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20 Kina 40 Years of Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents the National Parliament Building of Papua New Guinea rendered in intaglio against a multicolour guilloche underprint in pink and orange tones. At upper left, the national coat of arms appears alongside a commemorative inscription marking the 40th Anniversary of Papua New Guinea Independence 1975–2015 with four gold stars. At right, a traditional Sepik-style bird motif and a circular ceremonial emblem are set against a clear polymer window, with the denomination "Twenty Kina" in letterpress at centre right. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a finely detailed intaglio portrait of a ceremonially adorned boar's head, wearing traditional shell and seed ornaments including kina shell and necklaces, set against a decorative underprint of indigenous geometric patterns in warm ochre and brown tones. At left, a Sepik-style carved mask vignette and a circular ceremonial emblem in a clear polymer window are visible. The denomination numeral "20" appears at upper left, with "Twenty Kina" in letterpress along the right edge. |
| Reverse lettering | Bank of Papua New Guinea / Twenty Kina / 20 |
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