Papua New Guinea 20 Kina Banknote, 2008, P-36, UNC, Commemorative, TAP 60-70 Authenticated

The Papua New Guinea 20 Kina banknote was issued by the Bank of Papua New Guinea in 2008 to commemorate the Kina and Toea Day. The obverse side shows the BPNG 35th-anniversary logo, the coat of arms with a bird of paradise perched on a Kundu drum and ceremonial spear, and the National Parliament building in Port Moresby. The reverse side features a boar head, a toea (cowrie shell) necklace from Madang, a Toa armband from Central Province, a shell ornament from Western Province, and tapa cloth patterns. This banknote uses a windowed security thread with demetalized BPNG and contains a shadow image watermark with a bank logo, electrotype BPNG, and cornerstones design. The red-brown banknote measures 150 x 75 mm. This commemorative banknote is uncirculated condition and has been TAP authenticated with a grade of 60-70.