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200 Kina Louisiade Archipelago
| Issuer | Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Bird of Paradise emblem of Papua New Guinea, shown with wings spread wide and long decorative plumage, perched above a traditional crossed spear and kundu drum motif rendered in fine relief. The design occupies the upper and central portion of the hexagonal field. Below the central device, the two-line legend 'LOUISIADE / ARCHIPELAGO' is inscribed in bold raised Latin characters. A decorative horizontal line element appears beneath the legend in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | LOUISIADE ARCHIPELAGO |
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The Louisiade Archipelago stretches over 200 kilometers off the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea and remains one of the more logistically isolated island groups in the Pacific — most of its atolls are accessible only by small boat. The 2019 issue joins a long run of PNG commemoratives that have leaned heavily on geographic and ecological subjects, produced largely for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation.
Silver-plated copper-nickel at this weight is a cost-reduction format that became increasingly common among Pacific island issuers after 2010, as silver spot prices made .999 issues commercially difficult at accessible price points.