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50 Seniti - Tāufaʻahau Tupou IV Queen Mother as a young girl
| Issuer | Tonga |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Currency | Pa`anga (1967-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central portrait of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as a young girl, depicted facing slightly left with long hair and a lace-collared dress, her arms crossed and holding a small bouquet of flowers. The circular legend '· QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER ·' surrounds the upper and lateral periphery, while the denomination '50 SENITI' appears in the lower field flanked by two raised dots. |
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| Reverse lettering | · QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER · 50 SENITI |
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This piece was issued as part of Tonga's ongoing commemorative program under Tāufaʻahau Tupou IV, who reigned from 1965 until his death in 2006 and used the coinage series aggressively to generate foreign exchange revenue — a strategy that drew periodic criticism from coin dealers and collectors who felt the kingdom was flooding the market. The Queen Mother depicted here is Halaevalu Mata'aho 'Ahome'e, and the "young girl" portrait draws from archival imagery, an unusual choice that distinguishes this issue from the standard regnal portraiture of the period.