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1 Pa'anga - Tupou VI

1 Pa'anga - Tupou VI - obverse1 Pa'anga - Tupou VI - reverse

© National Reserve Bank of Tonga

Features

Issuer Tonga
Issuing bank National Reserve Bank of Tonga (Pangike Pule Fakafonua 'o Tonga)
King ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI (2012-date)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 2015
Value 1 Paʻanga
1 TOP = USD 0.42
Currency Pa'anga (1967-date)
Composition Aluminium bronze
Weight 7.33 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
74571
References KM# 230
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 210
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

Effigy of Tupou V facing, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TUPOU V
TONGA 2015

Engraver: Aleksandra Stokic

Reverse

Features the Coat of Arms. The three stars in the first
quarter represent the three main groups of Islands in the Kingdom. The Kingdom itself is symbolized by the crown in the second quarter. The dove in the third quarter symbolizes Christianity and the swords in the last quarter symbolize the three Royal dynasties. The white star and red cross in the centre of the shield are the national symbols. The motto: KO E ÓTUA MO TONGA KO HOKU TOFIÁ can be translated as God and Tonga Are My Inheritance.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SILA 'O TONGA
KO E 'OTUA MO TONGA KO HOKU TOFI'A
1 PA' ANGA

Engraver: Aleksandra Stokic

Edge

Plain with 5 reeds at four locations

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

George Tupou V or Siaosi Tupou V (Life: 1948-2012) was the King of Tonga from 2006 to 2012. During his reign no coins were issued and this coin has been released in the reign of Tupou VI in 2015.

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