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NEW GUINEA, Kina of the highlands, the most important of all New Guinea primitive moneys. Pearl shell crescent with native cord for suspension. A nice large example, illustrated in the Australian Coin Review, June 1990 (p.42) and on p.28 Mira, 'Cowrie to Kina', 170mm x 189 mm.
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