Archive for the ‘TONGA’ Category

SENITI  (KM# 66)

Weight: 1.8000 g.
Alloy: Bronze
Diameter: 16.51 mm
Ruler: King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
Series: World Food Day
Obv: Ear of corn
Rev: Vanilla plant
Edge: Plain

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1996 - - - 0.10 0.35 0.75

SENITI  (KM# 27a)

Weight: 1.6900 g.
Alloy: Brass
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Ruler: King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
Obv: Head right
Rev: Giant tortoise
Edge: Plain

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1974 500,000 - 0.10 0.15 0.75 1.50

   The Kingdom of Tonga (or Friendly Islands) is an archipelago situated in the southern Pacific Ocean south of Western Samoa and east of Fiji comprised of 150 islands. Tonga has an area of 270 sq. mi. (748 sq. km.) and a population of *100,000. Capital: Nuku'alofa. Primarily agricultural, the kingdom exports bananas and copra. Read the rest of this entry »