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Notes Of New Guinea, Native Crafts: 2 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 1981)-Reference

  • smithwicknumismati
  • May 20, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 15, 2024

This New Guinean banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Kina (Series 1981). The beautifully illustrated observe features the National Emblem. The reverse illustration depicts various native craft, including a Mount Hagen ceremonial ax, a bracer, and a boar tusk necklace. Notably New Guinea's highland tribes use boar tusks as currency. (Note Size: 138 x 67 mm or 5.43 x 2.64 in)


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