B161 (PNL): 50 kina (US$15) Orange. Front: English text; Papua New Guinean coat of arms with bird of paradise perched on Kundu drum and ceremonial spear; 50 YEARS logo; National Parliament building in Port Moresby. Back: English text; Prime Minister Michael Somare; spears from Sepik; shield and mask from NewRead More…
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B230 (PNL): 100 pa’anga (US$50) Cherry red and white. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms.Read More…
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B229 (PNL): 50 pa’anga (US$25) Light green and yellow. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms.Read More…
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B228 (PNL): 20 pa’anga (US$10) Brown. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: English andRead More…
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B227 (PNL): 10 pa’anga (US$5.05) Blue. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: English andRead More…
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B226 (PNL): 5 pa’anga (US$2.50) Purple. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: English andRead More…
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B225 (PNL): 2 pa’anga (US$1) Light red. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: EnglishRead More…
B123 (PNL): 5 tala (US$1.85) Red. Front: English and Samoan text; Tueila flower; beach. Back: English and Samoan text; Villa Vailima, Robert Louis Stevenson’s former house, now the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum south of Apia in Vailima; Samoan coat of arms; Tueila flower. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De LaRead More…
Like B141a, but new signature (Orr) and new date (2018). Courtesy of Don Ludwig and Stane Straus (polymernotes.org).Read More…
According to a press release dated 27 October 2023, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands unveiled a new legal tender 10-dollar polymer banknote to commemorate the 17th Pacific Games held in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023. 1,000,000 notes were printed by De La Rue. Each note hasRead More…