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The pa'anga is the official currency of Tonga, a Polynesian kingdom in the South Pacific. It is subdivided into 100 seniti and is issued by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga. The currency is denoted by the symbol T$ and is used for all domestic transactions.

Introduced in 1967 to replace the Tongan pound at a rate of 1 pa'anga = 2 pounds, the pa'anga’s coins and banknotes feature local symbols such as the royal crown, traditional kava ceremony, and native fauna. English and Tongan are the official languages of the country, and the pa'anga is accepted throughout the islands.