Papua New Guinean kina
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
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| Code | PGK (numeric: 598) | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Plural | kina | ||||
| Symbol | K | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1/100 | toea | ||||
| Plural | |||||
| toea | toea | ||||
| Banknotes | 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 kina | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | 5, 10, 20, 50 toea and 1 kina | ||||
| Rarely used | 1, 2 toea | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| User(s) | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | Bank of Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Website | www.bankpng.gov.pg | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 1.7% | ||||
| Source | CIA World Fact Book, 2005 est. | ||||
The kina (currency code PGK) is the currency of Papua New Guinea. It is divided in 100 toea. The kina was introduced on 19 April 1975, replacing the Australian dollar at par. The name comes from the kina shell, which was traditionally used as currency in New Guinea.
For earlier currencies used in Papua New Guinea, see New Guinea pound and New Guinea mark.
Coins
Coins in circulation
- 1 toea (Withdrawn)
- 2 toea (Withdrawn)
- 5 toea
- 10 toea
- 20 toea
- 50 toea (introduced in 1980)
- 1 kina (To be reduced in size as of 2006)
Banknotes
Banknotes in circulation
- 2 kina (polymer)
- 5 kina
- 10 kina
- 20 kina (introduced in 1978)
- 50 kina (introduced in 1989; polymer)
- 100 kina (2006)
| Current PGK exchange rates | |
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