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20 Seniti - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Coronation - countermarked
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Value | 20 Seniti |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CORONATION 4ᵀᴴ JULY 1967 · TAUFA`AHAU TUPOU IV · |
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When Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was crowned in July 1967, Tonga lacked the infrastructure and lead time to strike an entirely new commemorative coinage. The practical solution was to counterstamp existing circulation pieces — a technique with centuries of precedent but rarely used by Pacific island nations in the modern era. The counterstamp itself was applied to coins already in circulation, meaning examples vary considerably in the underlying wear they carry into the commemorative issue.