
*Papua New Guinea, gold proof 500 Kina, 2020, struck in 999.9 fine gold, design engraved after Otto Schultz, elaborate bird of paradise perched on branch, head turned left, fan of tail feathers above, beaded border, rev. emblem of Papua New Guinea, date to sides, legend PAPUA NEW GUINEA above, denomination below, 31.31g. A beautiful type, based on one of the most celebrated colonial designs of the 19th century, graded by PCGS as PR70 DEEP CAMEO, complete with box and numbered certificate of auth