May 2008

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The Bank of Papua New Guinea launched the new 5 Kina polymer banknote and the new redesigned 10 Kina polymer banknote on the 17th April.  The release of the banknotes was timed to coincide with the Kina and Toea Day, which was on the 19th of April, but as this fell on a Saturday this year the launch was brought forward to the 17th April.  The banknotes went into circulation the next day on 18th April, 2008.
 
The predominant colour of the 5 Kina banknote is purple and the predominant colour of the 10 Kina banknote is blue.  The main design elements on the front of both banknotes are the Parliament House and the National Crest of Papua New Guinea, which is a stylized Bird of paradise sitting on a Kundu (drum) and a Spear.

Substrate features included in the 5 Kina note:

• WinTHRU®
  
  
• SHAD H2O Switch® - Bank of Papua New Guinea logo
  
  
• G-switch® - Gold to Violet
  
  
• WinBoss® - the numeral ‘5’ embossed in the secondary clear window
  
  
• IRIswitch® - Bird of Paradise
  

Substrate features included in the 10 Kina note:

• WinTHRU®
  
  
• SHAD H2O Switch® - Bank of Papua New Guinea logo
  
  
• G-switch® - Blue to Gold
  
  
• WinBoss® - the numeral ‘10’ embossed in the secondary clear window
  
  
• IRIswitch® - Bird of Paradise