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Information about reign: King Edward VIII
Country | New Guinea, Territory of |
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From | 20 January 1936 |
To | 11 December 1936 |
Personal Information | King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894 - 1972) |
Description | The Territory of New Guinea was an Australian administered territory from 1920 until 1975. In 1949, the Territory and the Territory of Papua were established in an administrative union by the name of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. That administrative union was renamed as Papua New Guinea in 1971. Notwithstanding that it was part of an administrative union, the Territory of New Guinea at all times retained a distinct legal status and identity until the advent of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year. |
Name | Mintage | Effigy |
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Penny 1936 | 360,000 |
Edward VIII - Wikipedia |