Papua New Guinean kina
The Kina (currency code PGK) is the currency of Papua New Guinea. It is divided in 100 toea. The kina was introduced on April 19, 1975, replacing the Australian dollar at par. The name comes from the Kina shell, which was traditionally used as currency in New Guinea.
As of January 6, 2005, there were 3.04880 kina in 1 US dollar, 4.01836 in a Euro, and 2.32255 in an Australian dollar.
Coins in circulation
- 1 toea
- 2 toea
- 5 toea
- 10 toea
- 20 toea
- 50 toea (introduced in 1980)
- 1 Kina (To be reduced in size as of 2006)
Banknotes in circulation
- 2 Kina (polymer)
- 5 Kina
- 10 Kina
- 20 Kina (introduced in 1978)
- 50 Kina (introduced in 1989; polymer)
- 100 kina (Will be introduced in 2006)
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