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1 Dollar Austria

Issuer Papua New Guinea
Year 2017
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Composition Steel
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Obverse description Central field bears the national emblem of Papua New Guinea, surrounded by a dark blue decorative ring. The denomination '1' and the word 'dollar' appear in the field alongside the date '2017'. The outer legend reads 'BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND' along the upper periphery.
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Reverse script Latin
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Papua New Guinea issued this piece under licensing arrangements that became common in the 2010s, where Pacific and smaller island-nation mints produced coins nominally for circulation but effectively targeting the collector market through foreign distributors. The "1 Dollar Austria" designation points to Austrian involvement in the blanks or distribution chain — a common arrangement with the Austrian Mint's commercial arm, which supplied planchets and coordinated issues for multiple Pacific sovereigns during this period.

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