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10 Seniti - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV FAO

10 Seniti - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (FAO) - obverse10 Seniti - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (FAO) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Tonga
King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1965-2006)
Type Circulating commemorative coins
Years 1981-1996
Value 10 Seniti (0.10 TOP)
Currency Pa'anga (1967-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5.65 g
Diameter 23.5 mm
Thickness 1.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 October 2015
Number
N#
1517
References KM# 69
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 54
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Commemorative issue

FAO - World Food Day

Obverse

Uniformed portrait of Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
F·A·O
TONGA 1991

Unabridged legend: Food and Agricultural Organization

Reverse

Bunch of bananas hanging on a tree branch, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FAKALAHI ME'AKAI
10 SENITI

Translation: Grow more food

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The two 1996 varieties

 

In 2012, an additional 512,000 1981-dated coins were minted by the Royal Australian Mint. However these were struck in nickel plated steel (so magnetic), with a newer design and a weight of 4.8 g. These you can find under KM# 69a.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1981  235 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.58 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 $ 1.50 $ 2.10 Royal Australian Mint 64%
1990  477 000 $ 1.20 $ 1.60 Royal Australian Mint 16%
1991  Royal Australian Mint 7%
1994  140 000 $ 2.90 Royal Australian Mint 7%
1996  $ 0.95 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 Royal Mint, Llantrisant 28%

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