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1 Paʻanga - Taufaʻahau Tupou IV Countermarked
| Issuer | Government of Tonga |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#18, Schön#13.2 |
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| Reverse description | The royal coat of arms of Tonga is prominently displayed in the center of the field, featuring a quartered shield bearing a cross and three stars in the upper half and a dove and crossed swords in the lower half, surmounted by a royal crown. Two Tongan national flags on crossed staffs flank the shield, with a laurel wreath encircling the crown above. A scroll below the shield bears the Tongan national motto 'KO E 'OTUA MO TONGA KO HO'U TOFI'A' ('God and Tonga are my inheritance'). The denomination 'PAʻANGA' appears in the upper field and 'TONGA' in the lower field, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | PAʻANGA TONGA |
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Tonga's 1967 coinage was introduced as the kingdom transitioned away from its pre-decimal currency system, with Taufaʻahau Tupou IV having ascended the throne just two years earlier following the death of Queen Sālote. The countermark applied to this piece reflects the administrative practicality of that conversion — existing coin blanks or earlier strikes were officially overstamped rather than entirely reminted, a cost-conscious measure not uncommon among small Pacific island states managing currency reform on limited treasury resources.
The KM#18 designation distinguishes this countermarked type from the standard issue, catalogued separately under Schön#13.2.