Tonga 100 Pa'anga (2015)

100 Pa'anga (2015) (Front: King 'Aho'eitu Tupou VI (Coronated 4 July 2015). Tongan Tapa bark cloth for special occasions. Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga. Back: Vava'u island Harbour in Neiafu. Order from chest of King George Tupou V. Watermark: King Tupou VI; Electrotype NRBT; Reinforced cornerstones. Security features: Watermark. Consecutively running red vertical and black horizontal serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote. Vertical, semi-exposed (semi-clear windowed with Optiks Window), 17 mm wide metalized polymer security thread. Tapa design, vertical red serial number and a denomination block "100", all on the obverse of the bank note and both (yellow) edges of the security thread fluoresce while exposed to an ultraviolet light. Main colour: Ruby red. Signatures: Samiuela 'Akilisi Pohiva (Prime Minister, Palemia 'O Tonga, 30-Dec-2014-); 'Aisake Valu Eke (Finance Minister, Minisita Pa'anga, 13-Jan-2014 - 6-Mar-2017); Sione Ngongo Kioa (Governor, Kovana, 21-Aug-2013 - 2018). Date of Issue: 29 June 2015. Material: Cotton fiber. Issuer: National Reserve Bank of Tonga. Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company, Limited (TDLR))

Dimensions: 151 x 69 mm

Catalogue Number: P-49 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

Texts: Kingdom of Tonga. Pa'anga 'E Teau. One Hundred Pa'anga. Pangike Pule FakaFonua 'O Tonga. National Reserve Bank of Tonga. NRBT. This Note is Legal Tender in Tonga. Ko e 'Otua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofi'a - God and Tonga are my inheritance (Coat of Arms). 'Oku 'Ihe Otua A Toga (Inscription on the Order Medallion).