100 Kina - Elizabeth II 5th Anniversary of Independence 1980

Weight

9.57 g

Diameter

27 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Gold (.900)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Coat of Arms of Papua New Guinea: a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum.

Back design

Map and flag above value.

Year of Minting

1980

Queen

Elizabeth II ( 1975-2022 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: PAPUA NEW GUINEA 900/1000 FINE GOLD FM 1980 Reverse: 5th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE K100

Context

Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm; as such Queen Elizabeth II acts as its Sovereign and Head of State. It was expected by the constitutional convention (1975,) which prepared the draft constitution, and by Australia, the outgoing metropolitan power, that Papua New Guinea would choose not to retain its link with the monarchy. The founders, however, considered that imperial honours had a cachet that the newly independent state would not be able to confer with a purely indigenous honours system, so the monarchy was retained. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea#Politics

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

No

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0