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1/2 Dollar Harry Potter - Fawkes
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Reverse description | Fawkes the phoenix, the iconic magical creature from the Harry Potter franchise, is depicted in full color standing perched upon a horizontal rod or staff at center, rendered in vivid shades of red and orange. The background features an intricate pattern of diagonal bands and decorative panels with varied textures, divided by bold diagonal lines reminiscent of a coat of arms field, set against a dark enameled ground. The stylized Harry Potter logotype in Gothic script occupies the upper portion of the field, with the character name FAWKES inscribed vertically at the left. The date 2020 appears at the top, and the copyright notice TM & © WBEI (s19) is placed in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Alternating plain and reeded sections. |
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Samoa has issued licensed Harry Potter pieces under arrangement with Warner Bros., using the half dollar denomination as a nominal face value on what are effectively bullion-format collectibles. Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, appears in this series alongside other characters and magical objects from the franchise. These were not intended for circulation and were distributed through numismatic retail channels, primarily in Europe and Asia.
The silver-plated copper-nickel composition places this firmly outside precious-metal collecting and into the novelty commemorative category — a distinction that affects secondary market pricing considerably.