1968 Tonga 1 Seniti coin pendant Tortoise Turtle Tu'i Malila Tongan Tongatapu Melanesia western Oceania Nukuʻalofa Austronesia Friendly Islands Tuʻi Tonga South Pacific Ocean radiated tortoise n000060
Tonga 1 Seniti {1967-1968} 8S
Salote Tupou III or Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
FEATURING
front: Tu'i Malila, a Radiated Tortoise (Geochelone radiata) given to the Tongan Royal Family by Captain Cook in 1777. Died in 1965.
It is the longest-lived tortoise whose age has been verified.
Tu'i Malila remained in their care until death on 19 May 1965 due to natural causes. The tortoise was estimated to be 188 years old at this time. During Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Tour of Tonga in 1953, Tu'i Malila was one of the first animals shown to the monarch on her official visit to the island nation.
Lettering: 1 SENITI
back: Profile of Queen Salote Tupou III or of king Taufa'ahau Tupou IV depending on year, 1967 or 1968
Lettering: TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV or SALOTE TUPOU III
• quantity 1
• polished Bronze coin
• diameter: 17.5 mm
• weight: 1.85 g
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