Obverse

Coat of Arms of Papua New Guinea: a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FM
1975

Designer: Richard Renninger

Reverse

Paradise Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera paradisea).

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1t

Designer: J. Herman DeRoos

Edge

Plain

Mints

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) (FM)Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)

Comments

Of the coins dated 1975, 8,430,000 were minted in 1974, 3,570,000 were minted in 1975, and 2,400,000 were minted in 1976.