
Dwarf Cassowary & Bird of Paradise 20 Toea Papua New Guinea Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making
Dwarf Cassowary & Bird of Paradise 20 Toea Papua New Guinea Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making Reverse: Dwarf Cassowary. Lettering: 20t Obverse: Coat of Arms of Papua New Guinea: a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum. Lettering: PAPUA NEW GUINEA Features Issuer Papua New Guinea Queen Elizabeth II (1975-date) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1975-1999 Value 20 Toea 0.2 PGK = 0.06 USD Currency Kina (1975-date) Composition Copper-nickel Weight 11.3 g Diameter 28.65 mm Thickness 2.32 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N# 5271 References KM# 5 Wikipedia: Casuarius is a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes, whose members are the cassowaries. It is classified as a ratite (flightless bird without a keel on its sternum bone) and is native to the tropical forests of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and Indonesia), Aru Islands, and northeastern Australia. Three species are extant: The most common, the southern cassowary, is the thi