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5 Kina - Elizabeth II Green Tree Python
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1998 |
| Reverse description | Central device features a highly detailed depiction of a Green Tree Python (Chondropython viridis) coiled around a cluster of bamboo or reed stems, its head extended to the left with tongue slightly protruding. The scientific name CHONDROPYTHON VIRIDIS arcs along the upper field, while the denomination 5 KINA appears in two lines in the lower left field. The naturalistic rendering of the snake's scales and the surrounding vegetation is executed in fine relief against a mirror-polished proof background. |
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| Mintage | 1997 - Proof - 1998 - Proof - |
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