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.
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B226 (PNL): 5 pa’anga (US$2.50)
Purple. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: English and Tongan text; Ha’amonga ‘a Maui Trilithon. Simulated security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. No date. Sig. 12. Prefix A. Intro: 04.12.2023.
Courtesy of Davenport Banknotes (www.davenport-banknotes.com).