Papua New Guinea

Territory of Papua and New Guinea (1945-1975), Independent State of Papua New Guinea (1975-present)

Territory of Australia (1945-1975), Independent State (1975-present)

Location: Melanesia

Capital City: Port Moresby

Government type: Australian Territory (1945-1975), Constitutional Monarchy (1975-present)

Main languages: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1945: Territories of Papua and New Guinea united (de facto, de jure unification in 1949)

1973: Self-government granted

1975: Independence from Australia

1988-1998: Civil War in Bougainville

Currency

Kina (1975-present)

1 Kina = 100 Toea

Coins from Papua New Guinea in the collection

•1 Toea, 1979 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Franklin Mint (Wawa, PA), KM#1, proof)

•1 Toea, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#1)

•2 Toea, 1979 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Franklin Mint (Wawa, PA), KM#2, proof)

•2 Toea, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#2)

•5 Toea, 1978 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Franklin Mint (Wawa, PA), KM#3, proof)

•5 Toea, 1978 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#3)

•10 Toea, 1975 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#4)

•20 Toea, 1975 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Franklin Mint (Wawa, PA), KM#5, proof)

•50 Toea, 1991 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, KM#31) Commmemorative: 9th South Pacific Games

•1 Kina, 1975 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Canberra mint, KM#6)

Banknotes from Papua New Guinea in the collection

•20 Kina, 2008 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#36) Commemorative: 35th Anniversary of the Bank of Papua New Guinea