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5 Kina 30th Anniversary Bank of Papua New Guinea
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by two central vignettes rendered in intaglio: a traditional hourglass drum adorned with shell ornaments at centre-left, and a carved ceremonial mask with distinctive ovoid eye motifs and feather and bead adornments at centre-right. A large numeral '5' appears at upper left and lower right within elaborate scrollwork, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint of yellow, ochre and pink tones, with the bank title inscription running along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5 |
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Issued to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, which was established in 1973 following independence from Australian administration. Note Printing Australia in Melbourne has been the dominant supplier of Papua New Guinean currency since the kina's introduction, making this a continuation of a long commercial relationship rather than a one-off commemorative commission.
Commemorative datings in the Pacific island series from NPA during this period were typically issued in polymer for longevity, which makes this paper composition an outlier worth noting for type collectors.