kina

Port Moresby tender

Kina is the basic unit of currency in Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea: The price was fifteen kina.

The word comes from the name of a traditional shell once used as money in the region.

Separately, kina refers to a type of sea urchin found in New Zealand waters, prized as food.

urchin

sea urchin

Spiny marine echinoderm

  • spinesStiff, pointed projections
  • roeAquatic reproductive material
  • uniBritish term for college

gonads · edible · shellfish · tide pools · reef · harvest · delicacy · Māori · New Zealand · Pacific

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banknotes

Paper currency notes

exchange · wallet · denominations · inflation · devaluation · remittance · forex · cash · notes · monetary

Phrases
Family

kin, kine

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G