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Papua New Guinea: 1975 coinage - adopted and unadopted designs

Started by <k>, December 24, 2016, 03:15:27 AM

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Papua New Guinea issued its first coinage as an independent state in 1975. 

The designs were produced by David J Thomas for the Royal Mint.

They were later modified by artists and engravers at the Franklin Mint.
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A flying fox hangs upside down on this unadopted design for the 1 toea coin.

The issued coin features a butterfly.

In recent years Fiji adopted a similar design for its 10 cents coin.
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An unadopted design of a butterfly cod.

The same species appears on the issued coin but looks rather different.
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A pitted shell turtle.  The issued design was quite similar.
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A pig. A spotted cuscus appeared on the issued 10 toea coin.
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A spotted cuscus - a type of marsupial. 

A dwarf cassowary appears on the issued 20 toea coin.

A different design of the cuscus appears on the issued 10 toea coin.
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A single crocodile for the 1 kina coin.  Not adopted.
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Two crocodiles for the 1 kina coin. 

A rather different version was adopted for the issued coin.
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A design intended for the obverse of the kina coin.

It features a stylised bird of paradise.

The issued design is similar but different in certain respects.
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This is somewhat closer to the issued design.

The date is in the same position.
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Here you see the issued coins.
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Obverse of the 1 kina coin.
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Figleaf

I wonder why they felt such a great need for a hole on the kina...

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

malj1

Here is the paragraph from From Cowrie to Kina giving the official decision to have a hole:

On 10 April 1974 the decision to have a hole in the 1 Kina coin was announced; the reasons given being that it was a link with traditional currencies, most of which had natural or man made holes, also that "in the Papua New Guinea situation, this feature can be very useful in facilitating the storage and carrying of money". One will recall also that the first circulating coinage to bear the legend "New Guinea", struck between 1935 and 1945 during the Australian Mandate, was also holed. A holed coin would also be lighter in weight and the lower metal content would reduce costs. The date for introducing the new currency — K Day — was proposed for late April 1975.
Malcolm
Have a look at  my tokens and my banknotes.