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20 Pa'anga
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 20 Paʻanga |
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| Reverse description | A finely engraved intaglio vignette of the Tonga Development Bank building in Nuku'alofa occupies the central field, rendered in brown tones with detailed architectural line work; a signpost bearing the initials "TDB" stands to the right of the entrance. Decorative geometric border elements in a traditional Tongan motif run along the top and lower right, with a guilloche rosette at lower left incorporating a teal security element. The denomination numeral "20" appears at lower right alongside the legend "PA'ANGA". |
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| Variants | P#35a - series C/1 500000 - C/1 999999 signatures: Baron Vaea von Houma & J. C. Cocker UV rectangle with "20" inside P#35b - signatures: Prince Ulukalala & K. T. Fakafanua P#35c - signatures: Prince Ulukalala & S. 'Utoikamanu |
| Comments |
Tonga's National Reserve Bank was established only in 1989, replacing the Bank of Tonga, and this note belongs to the early years of that institution finding its footing. The signature combinations across this series reflect genuine administrative turnover — Baron Vaea von Houma served as Prime Minister, and the succession of countersigning officials documents the bank's early staffing changes rather than any single moment of political disruption.
De La Rue's UV rectangle with the denomination numeral embedded was a relatively modest security specification for the mid-1990s, suggesting cost considerations weighed against a small-island-state print run.