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5 Kina - Elizabeth II Decade for Women - UN

Issuer Bank of Papua New Guinea
Year 1984
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Currency Kina (1975-date)
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Obverse description The arms of Papua New Guinea displayed centrally, featuring a raggiana bird-of-paradise in flight above a traditional kundu drum and crossed spears. The shield is rendered in detailed relief against a plain field. The country name legend PAPUA NEW GUINEA arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1984 positioned below.
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Reverse description A half-length figure of a woman wearing traditional dress and a bead necklace, depicted in three-quarter profile reaching upward with both hands to harvest berries from a leafy branch; a woven basket rests in the lower field before her. To the right, a stylized Venus symbol combined with a dove motif alludes to the UN Decade for Women theme. The legend UNITED NATIONS arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by raised dot ornaments, while DECADE FOR WOMEN curves along the lower periphery; the denomination 5 KINA appears in the lower central field. A decorative border of raised diamond lozenges frames the entire design.
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