2 Toea - Elizabeth II Scorpion Fish

Features

Issuer	Papua New Guinea
Królowa	Elizabeth II (1975-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1975-2004
Value	2 Toea (0.02 PGK)
Currency	Kina (1975-date)
Composition	Brąz (97% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 2.5% Zinc)
Weight	4.15 g
Diameter	21.72 mm
Thickness	1.78 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	19 April 2007
Number	N# 3362
References	KM# 2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , Y# 2 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) National emblem, a paradise bird on a Dundu, ceremonial drum. Behind, a spear. Date below, name of the country above

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FM
1975

Designer: Richard Renninger

Reverse

(en) Scorpion fish or lion fish (Pterois volitans) below denomination. This fish can be found in most reefs around Papua-New Guinea. It is highly invasive in the Caribbean and US West Atlantic coasts probably due to aquarium trade.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: 2 t

Designer: William Shoyer

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mints

	Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
(FM)	Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)

Comments

(en) Of the coins dated 1975, 4,500,000 were minted in 1974, 6,440,000 were minted in 1975, and 2,400,000 were minted in 1976.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1975	11 400 000		$ 0.25	$ 0.58	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	(en) Minted in 1974-1976	20%
1975 FM	42 000							(en) Matte	0.5%
1975 FM	67 000						$ 2.20	(en) Proof	7%
1975 FM	4 134							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.7%
1976	15 175 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.42	$ 0.42				9%
1976 FM	42 000							(en) Matte	0.3%
1976 FM	16 000						$ 1.70	(en) Proof	2%
1976 FM	976							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.3%
1977 FM	42 000							(en) Matte	0.8%
1977 FM	7 721						$ 1.80	(en) Proof	1.4%
1977 FM	603							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.2%
1978		$ 0.16	$ 0.25	$ 0.30	$ 0.58				7%
1978 FM	42 000							(en) Matte	0.9%
1978 FM	5 540						$ 1.80	(en) Proof	1.0%
1978 FM	777							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.3%
1979 FM	42 000							(en) Matte	0.4%
1979 FM	2 728						$ 2.00	(en) Proof	0.7%
1979 FM	1 366							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.17%
1980 FM	2 125							(en) Proof	0.4%
1980 FM	1 160							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.3%
1981					$ 0.18				4%
1981	10 000							(en) Proof	0.9%
1982 FM								(en) Proof	0.3%
1982 FM								(en) Special Uncirculated	0.2%
1983				$ 0.32	$ 0.35				4%
1983 FM								(en) Proof	0.17%
1983 FM	360							(en) Special Uncirculated	0.14%
1984			$ 0.16	$ 0.29	$ 1.20				5%
1984								(en) Proof	0.4%
1987				$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.78	$ 0.99		9%
1990			$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.70	$ 1.70		13%
1995					$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.00		10%
1995								(en) BU in Set	0.2%
1996				$ 0.72	$ 0.72	$ 0.72	$ 1.20		6%
2001					$ 0.66				4%
2002					$ 0.61	$ 0.92	$ 1.20		10%
2004				$ 0.69	$ 0.99	$ 1.10	$ 1.10		27%

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