ISO 4217 Code：PGK
User：Papua New Guinea
Inflation：2.5%
Source：The World Factbook, 2006 est.
Subunit：1/100 toea
Symbol：K
Plural：kina
toea：toea
Coins：
Freq. used：5, 10, 20, 50 toea and 1 kina
Rarely used：1, 2 toea
Banknotes：2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 kina
Central bank：Bank of Papua New Guinea
Website：http://www.bankpng.gov.pg
The kina 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
In 1975, coins were introduced for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 toea and 1 kina. The 1 and 2 toea were minted in bronze, with the others in cupro-nickel. The 1 kina was holed. In 1980, 50 toea coins were introduced.
Banknotes
In 1975, notes were introduced for 2, 5 and 10 with 20 kina introduced in 1977. 50 kina nites were introduced in 1989, followed by 100 kina in 2005. Since 1991, nearly all Papua New Guinean notes have been produced in polymer rather than on paper.
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- 巴布亚新几内亚基那铸币
