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50 Pa'anga
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Brown and green intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint, with traditional Tongan decorative border elements framing the composition. A finely engraved portrait vignette of King Siaosi (George) Taufa`ahau Tupou IV occupies the centre-right, rendered in detailed line engraving. A circular blank window reserved for the watermark is positioned at left. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic intaglio vignette of Vava`u Harbour extends across the centre of the note, with sailing vessels and a red-hulled freighter on calm waters, tropical foliage and colonial-style buildings along the right shore, and verdant hillsides in the background. A guilloche latticework band at top carries the issuing authority legend and legal tender declaration, while a decorative cross rosette device appears at lower centre and the denomination numeral at lower right is framed by traditional Tongan geometric ornaments. A circular blank watermark window is reserved at right. |
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The National Reserve Bank of Tonga was established in 1989, replacing the Bank of Tonga — itself only founded in 1974 — as the kingdom's central monetary authority. This 1995 series marked one of the early issues under the new institution's name, and De La Rue's involvement was consistent with Tonga's longstanding preference for British security printers dating back to its pre-independence currency arrangements with the Colonial Bank of Issue.
The Pa'anga was introduced in 1967, decimalizing a system previously based on the Tongan pound. At fifty units, this is the highest denomination in the P#36 series.