Tonga 100 Pa'anga (2008)

100 Pa'anga (2008) (Front: King Siaosi (George) Tupou V in military uniform (1948 - 2012). 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 George Tupou V. Watermark: Siaosi Taufa'ahau Manumataongo Tuku'aho Tupou V; 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: (Sig.30) Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele (Prime Minister, Palemia 'O Tonga, 30-Mar-2006 – 22-Dec-2010); Hon 'Otenifi Afu'alo Matoto (Finance Minister & NRBT Governor, Minisita Pa'anga, 20-Mar-2008). Date of Issue: 30 July 2008. Total issue: 242.601. Material: Cotton fiber. Issuer: National Reserve Bank of Tonga. Printer: De La Rue (DLR))

Dimensions: 151 x 70 mm

Catalogue Number: P-43 (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).