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Tongan paʻanga

Tongan paʻanga: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
TOP
Ancestry branch
Sterling
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The story

On 3 April 1967 the pa'anga replaced the pound at two pa'anga per pound. [1]

Turning points

Decimal currency replacement

One Tongan pound converted to two paʻanga. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. National Reserve Bank of Tonga · History of the Tongan Pa'anga C505 ↗
  2. National Reserve Bank of Tonga · History of the Tongan Pa'anga C940 ↗

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“Tongan paʻanga.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000188.html

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