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| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear in the lower field beneath the truncation. The Samoan national arms are depicted at the bottom centre of the field. The legend SAMOA arcs along the upper rim, with HALF DOLLAR inscribed to the lower right of the effigy. The design is set against a polished proof field with a raised inner border. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figures of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks, characters from the Harry Potter franchise, depicted facing one another with magic wands raised, surrounded by vivid colored flames rendered in applied color printing. The composition is dynamic and detailed, drawing directly from the cinematic portrayals of the characters. Copyright and trademark notices are inscribed in the lower field. |
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Samoa has issued commemorative licenses under the Harry Potter franchise since the late 2010s, producing a broad series of character-paired issues through the New Zealand Mint. These are legal tender by nominal assignment only — Samoa's actual circulating currency is the tālā, and no 1/2 Dollar denomination exists in domestic use.