Catalog
5 Kina
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1981-1988 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries an intaglio vignette of a Sepik Hohao (spirit board) mask at right centre, rendered with fine cross-hatched detail against a backdrop of traditional curvilinear Melanesian design patterns in purple and orange guilloche. A large Kina shell necklace occupies the left and central portion of the design, its circular form and ornamental attachments rendered with precision. The denomination numeral '5' appears at upper left, with the bank name in letterpress along the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | Bank of Papua New Guinea logo watermark |
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Papua New Guinea's kina was introduced in 1975 when the country decoupled from the Australian dollar at independence. The Bank of Papua New Guinea managed the transition carefully, and the P#6 series ran across nearly a decade with two distinct signature combinations marking a change in finance ministry leadership — Morauta was replaced by Vulupindi for the 1988 issues, making that the short-run variant of the series.
Note Printing Australia's involvement reflects the close institutional ties carried over from the colonial period; the Reserve Bank of Australia had effectively administered PNG's currency infrastructure before independence.