Samoa has issued licensed Harry Potter coinage under arrangement with Warner Bros., and this piece is part of that broader series released around the franchise's various anniversaries. The Central Bank of Samoa has become a noted vehicle for third-party novelty issues of this kind — the actual monetary denomination is nominal, and these pieces enter no meaningful circulation.
Samoa has issued licensed Harry Potter coinage under arrangement with Warner Bros., and this piece is part of that broader series released around the franchise's various anniversaries. The Central Bank of Samoa has become a noted vehicle for third-party novelty issues of this kind — the actual monetary denomination is nominal, and these pieces enter no meaningful circulation.