Tongan pound

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Name: Tongan pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol:
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
shilling sh 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Tonga (206 stamps, 1886-1966)

Denominations used in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1/2d	1	12/1/1893 issue=1893 official b oc=blk on=1p
= 1/2p	11	8/21/1893 ultra issue=1893 oc=car on=1p-ultra-unissued ... 6/2/1951 grn issue=Great Britain & Tonga friendship treaty 50th d=Map of Great Britain & map of Tonga & island scene
1p	19	8/27/1886 carrose issue=1886 d=George Tupou I ... 6/18/1966 brnorg&car issue=Tupou College 100th oc=blk on=1961-1p
1 1/2p	3	1895 ltbl issue=1895a oc=blk on=2p-ltbl-unissued ... 7/1/1953 issue=1953 d=fisherman (1953)
2p	21	8/27/1886 vio issue=1886 d=George Tupou I ... 9/10/1963 blk&red issue=Red Cross 100th d=Queen Salote & Red Cross
2 1/2d	1	12/1/1893 issue=1893 official b oc=blk on=2p
= 2 1/2p	15	8/21/1893 blgrn issue=1893 oc=car on=2p-blgrn-unissued ... 6/2/1951 issue=Great Britain & Tonga friendship treaty 50th d=coastal scene Tonga red unissued
3p	9	6/1897 olgrn&blk issue=1897 d=trilithon ... 12/16/1966 issue=Queen Salote memorial
3 1/2p	1	7/1/1953 car&yel issue=1953 d=Map of Tongatabu
4p	7	11/10/1891 carrose d=George Tupou I ovpt=FOUR//PENCE. oc=blk on=1886-1p-carrose ... 2/7/1962 grn issue=100th Anniversary of Emancipation
5d	1	12/1/1893 issue=1893 official b oc=blk on=4p
= 5p	13	8/21/1893 orgyel issue=1893 oc=blk on=4p-orgyel-unissued ... 12/16/1966 issue=Queen Salote memorial
6p	10	10/9/1886 ultra issue=1886 d=George Tupou I ... 6/18/1966 issue=Tupou College 100th oc=blk on=1961-2p
7 1/2d	1	12/1/1893 issue=1893 official b oc=blk on=8p
= 7 1/2p	6	8/21/1893 rose issue=1893 oc=blk on=8p-rose-unissued ... 1920 grn&blk issue=1920 d=Queen Salote
8p	5	11/10/1891 vio d=George Tupou I oc=blk on=1886-2p-vio ... 2/7/1962 issue=100th Anniversary of Emancipation
9p	3	7/15/1963 dkrose issue=First Polynesian Gold Coinage ... 12/16/1966 issue=Queen Salote memorial
10d	1	12/1/1893 issue=1893 official b oc=blk on=1sh
= 10p	6	6/1897 issue=1897 d=King George Tupou II ... 12/16/1966 gld&grn issue=Queen Salote memorial
11p	3	6/4/1963 viobl issue=Freedom from Hunger d=sources of protein ... 9/10/1963 viobl&red issue=Red Cross 100th d=Queen Salote & Red Cross
1sh	15	1888 blgrn issue=1886 d=George Tupou I ... 6/18/1966 redbrn issue=Tupou College 100th
1sh1p	1	7/15/1963 dkbl issue=gold coins air
1sh2p	3	10/19/1964 d=map ... 12/16/1966 gld&blk issue=Queen Salote memorial
1sh3p	1	3/18/1965 vio issue=1965 surcharges
1sh6p	2	7/15/1963 issue=gold coins air
1sh7p	1	12/16/1966 issue=Queen Salote memorial
1sh9p	1	3/18/1965 dkrose issue=1965 surcharges
2sh	6	6/1897 issue=1897 d=View of Haabai ... 6/18/1966 issue=Tupou College 100th oc=blk on=1961-2p
2sh1p	1	7/15/1963 issue=gold coins air
2sh3p	1	3/18/1965 red issue=1965 surcharges
2sh4p	1	7/15/1963 issue=gold coins air
2sh6p	3	6/1897 dkvio issue=1897 d=Maroon Shining-parrot Prosopeia tabuensis ... 3/18/1965 dkbl issue=1965 surcharges
2sh9p	3	7/15/1963 issue=gold coins air ... 6/18/1966 viobl issue=Tupou College 100th
3sh	1	6/18/1966 issue=Tupou College 100th oc=blk on=1961-2p
3sh6p	3	10/19/1964 d=map ... 12/16/1966 issue=Queen Salote memorial
4sh6p	4	3/18/1965 dkpnk issue=1965 surcharges ... 6/18/1966 redbrn issue=Tupou College 100th
4sh10p	1	12/16/1966 gld&grn issue=Queen Salote memorial
5s	0
= 5sh	9	6/1897 red&blk issue=1897 d=Vavau ... 3/18/1965 red issue=1965 surcharges d=++on=1p
5sh6p	1	12/16/1966 gld&blk issue=Queen Salote memorial
6sh6p	2	10/19/1964 d=map, 12/16/1966 issue=Queen Salote memorial
9s	0
*10(S)*	0
= 10s	0
= 10sh	3	7/1/1953 blk&yel issue=1953 d=Queen Salote ... 6/18/1966 blgrn&dkblgrn issue=1966 official d=++on=4p
10sh6p	1	12/16/1966 gld&blk issue=Queen Salote memorial
*11s*	0
*12s*	0
*14s*	0
15sh	1	7/15/1963 blk&gld issue=Commemorating the First Gold Coinage of Polynesia
*18s*	0
1lb	2	7/1/1953 ultra&multi issue=1953 d=Arms of Tonga, 2/7/1962 issue=100th Anniversary of Emancipation d=Perf: 11 x 11½
= 20s	0
= 20sh	1	6/18/1966 blgrn&dkblgrn issue=1966 official d=++on=4p
*24s*	0
30sh	1	3/18/1965 blk&gld issue=Commemorating the First Gold Coinage of Polynesia d=++on=15sh
*35Sh*	0
*38s*	0
= 38Sh	0
*75s*	0
= 75Sh	0
*80(S)*	0

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