The turtle on the 5 toea, the cuscus on the 10 toea, the muruk on the 20t and the 2 crocodiles on the K1.00 were especially coined to depict the rich and unique animal world of Papua New Guinea. Of the 2 crocodiles on the Kina coin, one is said to be a fresh water crocodile and the other salt water.
The Bank has explained its basic thinking regarding the future conduct of monetary policy together with the projection for economic activity and prices in the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices published at the end of April 2006 as follows.