Official country name: Kingdom of Tonga
The Pa’anga is the currency of the Tonga since 1967 and is governed by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga. The Pa’anga is not convertible and is pegged to a basket of currencies including the Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, US Dollar and the Japanese Yen.
1 pa’anga = 100 seniti; ISO code = TOP 776
19th October 2020, 1 USD= 2.31 pa’anga; 1 euro = 2.69 pa’anga;
Current Banknotes
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2 pa'anga -
5 pa'anga -
10 pa'anga -
20 pa'anga -
50 pa'anga -
100 pa'anga
2 Pa’anga (US$0.86; €0.74) P-44; B-219 Color: Light red Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Tupou VI; coat of arms.
Back: Whale leaping out of water; medallion.
Security thread : 1.4-mm windowed with demetalized NRBT.
Printer: De La Rue, London (England) - DLR.
Watermark: King Tupou VI, electrotype NRBT and Cornerstones.
Date: ND Intro: 29.06.2015
Signatures: Palemia ‘O Tonga / Minista Pa ‘anga / Kovana.
5 Pa’anga (US$2.16; €1.86) P-45; B-220 Color: Purple Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Tupou VI; coat of arms.
Back: Langi; medallion.
Security thread : 1.4-mm windowed with demetalized NRBT.
Printer: De La Rue, London (England) - DLR.
Watermark: King Tupou VI, electrotype NRBT and Cornerstones.
Date: ND Intro: 29.06.2015
Signatures: Palemia ‘O Tonga / Minista Pa ‘anga / Kovana.
10 Pa’anga (US$4.32; €3.72) P-46; B-221 Color: Blue Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Tupou VI; coat of arms.
Back: Royal tomb; medallion.
Security thread : 2.0-mm red-to-green windowed with demetalized NRBT.
Printer: De La Rue, London (England) - DLR.
Watermark: King Tupou VI, electrotype NRBT and Cornerstones.
Date: ND Intro: 29.06.2015
Signatures: Palemia ‘O Tonga / Minista Pa ‘anga / Kovana.
20 Pa’anga (US$8.65; €7.43) P-47; B-222 Color: Brown Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Tupou VI; coat of arms.
Back: NRBT building; medallion.
Security thread: 2.0-mm red-to-green windowed with demetalized NRBT
Printer: De La Rue, London (England) - DLR.
Watermark: King Tupou VI, electrotype NRBT and Cornerstones.
Date: ND Intro: 29.06.2015
Signatures: Palemia ‘O Tonga / Minista Pa ‘anga / Kovana.
50 Pa’anga (US$21.61; €18.58) P-48; B-223 Color: Light green, yellow Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Tupou VI; coat of arms.
Back: Royal Palace building; medallion.
Security thread: Optiks
Printer: De La Rue, London (England) - DLR.
Watermark: King Tupou VI, electrotype NRBT and Cornerstones.
Date: ND Intro: 29.06.2015
Signatures: Palemia ‘O Tonga / Minista Pa ‘anga / Kovana.
100 Pa’anga (US$43.23; €37.17) P-49; B-224 Color: Cherry red and white Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Tupou VI; coat of arms.
Back: Vava’u Harbor; medallion.
Security thread: Optiks
Printer: De La Rue, London (England) - DLR.
Watermark: King Tupou VI, electrotype NRBT and Cornerstones.
Date: ND Intro: 29.06.2015
Signatures: Palemia ‘O Tonga / Minista Pa ‘anga / Kovana.
Commemorative banknotes
01.07.1989 “Inauguration of National Reserve Bank of Tonga”
20 Pa’anga (US$9.04; €8.41) P-30; B-201 Color: Brown and orange Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Siaosi (George) Taufa’ahau IV Tupou. Coat of arms. Commemorative overprint (Tongan) in watermark area “01 SIULAI 1989 – FOKUTU ‘U PANGIKE PULE FAKAFONUA ‘O TONGA”.
Back:Tonga Development Bank building, Nuku’Alofa. Commemorative overprint (english) in watermark area “01 JULY 1989 – INAUGURATION OF NATIONAL RESERVE BANK OF TONGA” .
Security thread: Solid
Printer: TDLR
Watermark: King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV.
Date: 01 JULY 1989 Intro: 01.07.1989 Prefix: C/1
Signatures: Tu’i Pelehake / J. Cecil Cocker.
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1 pa'anga -
2 pa'anga -
5 pa'anga -
10 pa'anga
1 Pa’anga PCS1; BNP101 Color: Green Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Siaosi (George) Taufa'ahau IV Tupou. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Landscape. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) - TDLR.
Watermark: None.
Date: 1st August, 1978. Maltese cross prefix. Intro: 30.08.1978.
Signatures: Selwyn Percy Jones / Tu’ipelehake / Sione Tapa.
2 Pa’anga PCS1; BNP101 Color: Red Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Siaosi (George) Taufa'ahau IV Tupou. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Women making Tapa cloth. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) - TDLR.
Watermark: None.
Date: 1st August, 1978. Maltese cross prefix. Intro: 30.08.1978.
Signatures: Selwyn Percy Jones / Tu’ipelehake / Sione Tapa.
5 Pa’anga PCS1; BNP101 Color: Purple Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Siaosi (George) Taufa'ahau IV Tupou. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Ha'amonga stone gate. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) - TDLR.
Watermark: None.
Date: 1st August, 1978. Maltese cross prefix. Intro: 30.08.1978.
Signatures: Selwyn Percy Jones / Tu’ipelehake / Sione Tapa.
10 Pa’anga PCS1; BNP101 Color: Blue Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: King Siaosi (George) Taufa'ahau IV Tupou. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Royal Palace, Nuku'Alofa. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) - TDLR.
Watermark: None.
Date: 1st August, 1978. Maltese cross prefix. Intro: 30.08.1978.
Signatures: Selwyn Percy Jones / Tu’ipelehake / Sione Tapa.
- King Siaosi (George) Taufa’ahau IV Tupou set of 7 denominations 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pa’anga with matching serial numbers.
- King Tupou VI set of 6 denominations 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pa’anga with matching serial numbers.
King Siaosi (George) Tupou V” Issue – 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pa’anga.
King Siaosi (George) Tupou V” Issue – 1 pa’anga.
- The Pa’anga was introduced on April 3, 1967. It replaced the Pound at a rate of 2 Pa’anga = 1 Pound.
- In September, 1974, the country’s first commercial trading bank, the Bank of Tonga, opened.
- Until February 11, 1991 the Pa’anga was pegged to the Australian Dollar at par. Since then, it has been pegged to a basket of currencies and has steadily declined.
Currency Import regulations:
Local currency (Pa’anga-TOP) and foreign currencies: must be declared on arrival.
Currency Export regulations:
Local currency (Pa’anga-TOP) and foreign currencies: up to the amount declared on arrival. If the amount exceeds TOP 10,000.- or equivalent in foreign currencies, prior approval from the National Reserve Bank of Tonga is required.