diagonally grained (Schneider -
Condition: with working lock and key
with some striations at centre
sword points to C of legend
coinages of the Lord Justices
Papua New Guinea 2020 PR70 DCAM gold proof 1oz Bird of Paradise diagonally grained (Schneider -Papua New Guinea, gold proof 500 Kina, 2020, struck in 99. 99 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.