Coins PAPUA - NEW GUINEA - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: kina = 100 toea. Coins in circulation: 5, 10, 20, 50 toea; 1 kin.
Coins in circulation:
5 toea. Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Sea turtle (Carettochelys Insculpta); bottom denomination: 5 t. 2009, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 19,50 mm. The weight - 2,55 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010.
10 toea. Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Spotted couscous (Phalanger maculatus); bottom denomination: 10 t. 2003, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 23,72 mm., Thickness - 1,84 mm. The weight - 5,16 g. Corrugated edge. Coin of this type was issued in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 In 1975 - 1984, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, a coin of a similar design was issued, from a copper-nickel alloy (Diameter - 23,72 mm., Thickness - 1,98 mm., The weight - 5,67 year).
20 toea. Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Cassowary (Casuarius Bennetti); bottom denomination: 20 t. 2005, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 28,65 mm. The weight - 10,13 g. Corrugated edge. Coin of this type was issued in 2004 - 2006, 2009, 2010 The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1 kin. Obverse: Bank of Papua New Guinea emblem. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2002. Reverse: Sea (Crocodilus Porosus) and river (Crocodilus Novaequineae) crocodiles; bottom denomination: K 1. 2002, Copper-nickel clad steel. Coin with a hole. Diameter - 33,00 mm. The weight - 14,61 g. Corrugated edge. Coin of this type was issued in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010 In 1975 - 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, a coin of the same design was issued from a copper-nickel alloy (Diameter - 33,72 mm., Thickness - 2,60 mm., The weight - 14,52 years)
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION: Coins of special, commemorative and anniversary issues, as well as coins of the old type.
5 toea. Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Sea turtle (Carettochelys Insculpta); bottom denomination: 5 t. 1990 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 19,55 mm. The weight - 3,00 g. Corrugated edge. A coin of this type was put into circulation in 1975, produced in 1975 - 1984, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999.
20 toea. Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Cassowary (Casuarius Bennetti); bottom denomination: 20 t. 1999 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 28,65 mm. The weight - 11,30 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1975 - 1984, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999.
50 toea "IV South Pacific Festival of Arts". Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Image of the emblem of the Festival of the Arts. At the top there is a semicircular inscription: SOUTH PACIFIC FESTIVAL OF ARTS. Bottom denomination: 50 t. 1980 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,00 mm. The weight - 13,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
50 toea "IX South Pacific Games". Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Image of the Games emblem. Above, in a semicircle, an inscription: 9th SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES. Bottom denomination: 50 t. 1991 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,00 mm. The weight - 13,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
50 toea "25 years of the Central Bank of Papua New Guinea". Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: Stylized bird of paradise, below denomination: 50 t. Top dates: 1973 - 1998 Circular legend: BANK OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. SILVER JUBILEE. 1998 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,00 mm. The weight - 13,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
50 toea "25 years of the Central Bank of Papua New Guinea". Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: A bird of paradise soaring against the background of the number 25. At the bottom in two lines there is an inscription: PAPUA NEW GUINEA. SILVER JUBILEE. Denomination 50 t. 1998 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,00 mm. The weight - 13,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release.
50 toea "50 years of organization" St. John's Field Hospital ". Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center of the coin is the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, the emblem of an organization founded in 1877 in Great Britain and teaching people how to provide first aid. Inscription under the emblem: ST. JOHN and denomination: 50 t. Above the emblem - anniversary dates: 1877 - 2007. Inscriptions in a semicircle: 50TH ANNIVERSARY (above), SAINT JOHN AMBULANCE (below). 2007 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,00 mm. The weight - 13,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
50 toea "35 years of the Central Bank of Papua New Guinea". Obverse: Coat of arms: A large bird of paradise sits on a ceremonial Aboriginal spear and a drum that is used as an hourglass. Inscription in a semicircle: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, under the coat of arms - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - the bank's emblem, made using pad printing technique. Under the emblem - denomination: 50 t., Below the anniversary dates: 1973 - 2008. Circular inscription: 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANK OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2008 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,00 mm. The weight - 13,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release. The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
