Description
About the Design:
Obverse
Effigy of king Tupou VI facing, date below
Lettering:
TUPOU VI
TONGA 2015
Reverse
Malau, a megapode Megapodius pritchardii, an endemic bird of the Tonga, denomination below
Lettering:
MALAU
10 SENITI
Edge
Reeded
Lettering: Features the Malau (Megapodius Pritchardii) which is the world’s smallest megapode and one of the rarest birds in the world. It is the only surviving megapode in Polynesia and is only to be found under the forest canopy on the Island of Niuafo’ou. The malau is on the international conservation lists as a critically-endangered species.
Composition Nickel plated steel
Weight 2.79 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
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