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1/2 Dollar Harry Potter - Fawkes
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and with elaborately dressed hair, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend SAMOA arcs along the upper field, while the denomination HALF DOLLAR is inscribed to the lower right. The Samoan coat of arms, depicting a shield encircled by a wreath and surmounted by a globe, is centered in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA IRB HALF DOLLAR |
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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.