Papua New Guinean kina
Papua New Guinean kina: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- PGK
- Ancestry branch
- Sterling
Where this money came from
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No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
The kina entered circulation on 19 April 1975. Australian dollars and kina were accepted together through the end of 1975; the Australian dollar ceased to be legal tender on 1 January 1976. [1]
Turning points
Territorial currency replacement
The kina succeeded Australian dollars in Papua New Guinea. Both circulated through 1975; Australian-dollar legal tender ended on 1 January 1976. Traditional shell names are a separate naming history. [2]
Sources and evidence
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“Papua New Guinean kina.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000178.html