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5 Pa'anga International Games - Judo
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Currency | Pa'anga (1967-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two judo competitors depicted in dynamic combat stance occupying the central field, both clad in judogi, facing one another in a sparring pose with arms engaged. The inscription 'JUDO' appears in the lower central field beneath the figures. The circular legend '• INTERNATIONAL GAMES 1984 •' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'TONGA' and '5 PA'ANGA' are inscribed along the lower arc, separated by raised dots, all against a deeply recessed mirror field. |
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Tonga's 1984 commemorative program marked the Los Angeles Olympics, one of the most politically fractured Games of the Cold War era after the Soviet-led boycott hollowed out the field in dozens of events — including judo, where several leading medal contenders were absent. Tonga, a nation of roughly 100,000 people at the time, issued a suite of commemoratives across multiple denominations for the occasion, this piece among them.