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| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Size | 145 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms is centered at left, accompanied by a vignette of the Paradisaea raggiana (Raggiana Bird-of-paradise), a butterfly, and an orchid against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The '50 YEARS' commemorative logo appears in the upper field, with a vignette of the National Parliament building in Port Moresby rendered at right. The issuer inscription and denomination are printed in intaglio across the upper and lower margins. |
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| Reverse description | A portrait vignette of the late Sir Michael Somare, founding Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, occupies the left field. Traditional artefacts from across the nation's cultural regions are arranged in the central and right fields, including spears from the Sepik, a shield and mask from New Ireland, a leaf and pointed Tubuan face mask from New Britain, a feathered headdress from the Highlands, and a mask and ceremonial costume from the Sepik River, all set against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The denomination and issuer name appear in intaglio lettering. |
| Reverse lettering | Bank of Papua New Guinea Fifty Kina |
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