Republic of Kiribati
Country in Micronesia and Polynesia (1979-present)
Location: Central Pacific Ocean
Capital City: Tarawa
Government type: Republic
Main languages: Gilbertese, English
Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1979: The Gilbert Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom as Kiribati, and also includes the Phoenix Islands, the Line Islands, and Canton and Endurbury, two islands in Phoenixes that were previously under a British/American condominium
Currency
Dollar (1979-present)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Note: Kiribati primarily uses the Australian dollar, which is pegged 1:1 to the Kiribati dollar. Only coins have been made for the Kiribati Dollar, and no circulating issues have been minted since 1992.
Coins from Kiribati in the collection
•1 Cent, 1992 (copper-plated steel, KM#1a)
•5 Cent, 1979 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#3)
•10 Cent, 1979 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#4, proof)
•2 Dollar, 1989 (nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#14) Commemorative: 10th Anniversary of Independence