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The German New Guinea Company issued its own coinage in 1894 and it remained legal tender until 15 April 1911, when it was replaced by regular German imperial coinage. A coin of ten pfennigs issued in 1894 would therefore have been in circulation for 17 years.
Unlike the silver and gold coins of the same issue, this colonial coin did not correspond to its German imperial ten pfennig counterpart and is copper instead of copper-nickel. |
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Great Bird of Paradise displaying full plumage. There is no text or other decoration. |
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At centre, in four lines, the value, denomination and date: 10 NEU-GUINEA PFENNIG 1894, mostly enclosed by a palm wreath; around above, the issuing company's name: NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE. Below the wreath, the mint mark A of the Berlin Mint. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE 10 NEU-GUINEA PFENNIG 1894 |
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| Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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| See also |
The Bird of Paradise design has been issued and re-issued as:
- German New Guinea, 5 Marks (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 2 Marks (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 1 Mark (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 1/2 Mark (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 10 Pfennig (Copper), 1894
- German New Guinea, 20 Marks (Gold), 1895
- German New Guinea, 10 Marks (Gold), 1895
- Papua New Guinea, 1/4 oz Gold Proof (50 Kina), 1994
- Papua New Guinea, 4 oz Silver Proof (25 Kina), 1994
- Papua New Guinea, 1 oz Silver Proof (5 Kina), 1994
- Papua New Guinea, 1 oz Gold Proof (500 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 1/4 oz Gold Proof (100 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 1 kg Silver Proof (200 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 5 oz Silver Proof (50 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 2 oz Silver Proof (20 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 1 oz Silver Proof (10 Kina), 2020
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