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2 Kina
| Issuer | Bank of Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2017-2023 |
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| Composition | Polymer (Guardian®) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a composite vignette of traditional artefacts from across Papua New Guinea's regions: a Mount Hagen stone axe, a kula arm band from Milne Bay, engraved dogs' teeth valuables from Bougainville, and a clay pot from the Sepik. Decorative underprint patterns surrounding the central numeral are derived from local bird motifs rendered in traditional artistic style. |
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| Protection type | Polymer security features |
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The 2 Kina has been issued on Guardian® polymer substrate by Note Printing Australia since 1988, making it one of the longer-running polymer denomination series in the Pacific region. Papua New Guinea was among the earliest adopters of polymer banknotes, switching from paper well before most issuing authorities took the technology seriously.
Pick 50 covers a broad date range, and the specific security feature configuration evolved quietly across printings without triggering a new Pick number — a cataloguing gap that makes precise dating of individual notes more reliant on batch codes than face examination.