Where did this money come from?
Papua New Guinean kina
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
6 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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The incoming line
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1929–1936
Pound sterlingDocumentedPredecessor1966
Australian poundDocumentedPredecessor1975
Australian dollarDocumentedThis currencyPGK
Papua New Guinean kinaDates, conversion terms and evidence 6 connections
Australian pound Australian dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Australian dollar Papua New Guinean kina
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Pound sterling Australian pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.