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5 Kina large white background
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Red and maroon on multicoloured underprint. Central vignette at left-centre presents the national coat of arms, with the Bird of Paradise perched atop a spear and a Kundu drum, rendered as the principal device of the design. The note carries inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and denomination in both English words and numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of Papua New Guinea Five Kina Legal Tender Throughout Papua New Guinea |
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Papua New Guinea's first banknote series, introduced at independence on 16 September 1975, replaced the Australian dollar at par — a straightforward conversion that nonetheless required a new central bank and an entirely new currency system to be operational from day one. The kina itself takes its name from the traditional shell currency of the Highlands, a deliberate nod to indigenous exchange traditions at the moment of becoming a sovereign monetary authority.
Note Printing Australia, then operating as the Reserve Bank of Australia's printing works, produced this inaugural series. The relationship was practical: PNG had no domestic printing capacity, and Australia was the obvious choice given the administrative history.