These counterfeit banknotes are usually of poor quality and can be spotted quite easily if people take the time for a quick examination. The Reserve Bank is concerned that there could be more of these counterfeit notes in circulation.
What to look for on a genuine $20, $50 & $100 Pa’anga:
Security Feature: WATERMARK
Method of Inspection:
Present on ALL banknote denominations. When you hold the banknote up to the light, you will see the watermark portrait of His Majesty King Tupou VI together with a lighter area reading “NRBT”.
Security Feature: SECURITY THREAD
Method of Inspection:
Present on $20 pa’anga banknote ONLY. A shiny thread appears at intervals on the surface of the banknote and change color green to red when the banknote is tilted. When the banknote is held up to the light, you will see that the text “NRBT” appear in the thread.
Present on $50 and $100 pa’anga banknote ONLY. A shiny thread shows as a window on the obverse side of the banknote but as a more solid silver on the reverse side of the banknote, showing the national medal. When the $50 and $100 pa’anga banknote are held up to the light, there is a much wider silver thread that shows as a solid line together with images of the national medal. There is also a clear window visible in the center of these banknotes.
Any suspected counterfeit note should be immediately handed to the Police for further investigation. The act of counterfeiting, passing on or being in possession of counterfeit notes is a serious offence and anyone caught will be prosecuted.
The public is hereby advised to check all banknotes particularly the 20, 50 & 100 Pa’anga note before accepting them. Counterfeit notes carry zero value and will not be accepted by the Commercial Banks or the National Reserve Bank of Tonga.
Fakatokanga - Pa'anga Pepa Loi
‘Oku fakatokanga atu ‘a e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga΄ ki he kakai ‘o e fonua´ ke nau toe tokanga ange ‘i hono ngāue‘aki e pa‘anga pepa΄ he kuo ma‘u mo fakapapau‘i ‘a e ngaahi lau‘i pa‘anga loi ‘i he pa‘anga $20, $50 mo e $100.
Ko e ngaahi lau‘i pa‘anga pepa loi΄ ni ‘oku ‘ikai hā ai ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga fakapulipuli maheni΄ ka ‘oku malava pē ke hanga ‘e he kakai ‘o e fonua΄ ‘o toe vakai‘i fakalelei ‘a e ngaahi lau‘i pa‘anga΄ ni pē ‘oku hā ai ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga fakapulipuli mo‘oni΄ mo tonu kimu‘a pea toki ngāue‘aki. ‘Oku hoha’a ai ‘a e Pangikē Pule΄ na’a kuo lahi e pa’anga pepa loi kuo tufaki holo΄.
Ngaahi faka‘ilonga ‘o e pa‘anga $20, $50 mo e $100 mo‘oni:
Faka‘ilonga Fakapulipuli: MAAKA HINEHINA FUOPOTOPOTO
Founga Sivi:
Hā atu ‘i he KĀTOA ‘o e ngaahi pa‘anga pepa. ‘Oku hā mai ‘a e langi ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio΄ Tupou VI ‘i he maaka hinehina fuopotopoto΄ fakataha mo e hingoa “NRBT” ‘i hono puke ki ‘olunga ki he maama΄.
Faka‘ilonga Fakapulipuli: FILO NGINGILA MALU'I
Founga Sivi:
Hā atu ‘i he pa’anga pepa $20 PĒ. ‘I he fofonga ‘o e lau‘i pa‘anga΄ ‘oku tuiaki mei ‘olunga ki lalo ha filo ngingila malu‘i, pea ‘oku liliu hono lanu΄ mei΄ he lanu mata΄ ki he kulokula΄ ‘i he taimi ‘oku fulihi holo ai e lau‘i pa‘anga΄. Pea ‘oku hā mai e hingoa “NRBT” ‘i loto ‘i he filo ngingila΄ ‘i hono puke ki ‘olunga ki he maama΄.
Hā atu ‘i he pa‘anga pepa $50 mo $100 PĒ.
‘I he fofonga ‘o e lau‘i pa‘anga΄ ‘oku hā fakakonga mai ‘a e filo siliva΄, ka ‘i hono tu‘a΄ ‘oku hā kakato ‘a e filo siliva΄ pea ‘oku ‘asi mai ‘a e mētali fakafonua΄. ‘I he fofonga ‘o e lau‘i pa‘anga΄ ‘oku ‘ata mai ha filo siliva ‘oku laine fālahi fakataha mo e ‘īmisi ‘o e mētali fakafonua΄ ‘i hono faka‘ata ki he maama΄. ‘Oku ‘ata kakato mai mo ha fuopotopoto ‘i he lotomālie ‘o e lau‘i pa‘anga΄.
Kātaki ‘o līpooti hangatonu ha ngaahi pa‘anga loi te mou ma‘u ki he Potungāue Polisi ‘o Tonga´ ke fakapapau‘i mo fai foki ha ngāue ki ai. ‘Oku mau fakatokanga atu heni kiate kimoutolu ‘oku mou paaki mo tufaki ‘a e ngaahi lau‘i pa‘anga loi ko ‘eni΄, ke mou mea‘i ko e hia mamafa ‘eni ‘i he Lao ‘o e Fonua΄.
‘Oku ‘oatu ai ‘a e fakatokanga mamafa ko ‘eni´ mo e kole ki he kakai ‘o e fonua´ ke mou vakai‘i lelei ‘a e lau‘i pa‘anga kotoa pē, tautautefito ki he pa‘anga ‘e $20, $50 mo e $100 na‘a ko ha pa‘anga loi, kimu‘a pea ke toki tali ke ngāue‘aki. Ko e pa‘anga loi kotoa pē, ‘oku ‘ikai hano mahu‘inga pea he ‘ikai ke tali ia ‘e he ngaahi Pangikē Faka-Komēsiale΄ pē ko e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga.
