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| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend SAMOA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination HALF DOLLAR is inscribed in two lines to the right of the portrait. The Samoan national coat of arms appears centrally below the bust in the lower field. The design is set within a polished proof field with a frosted relief portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Samoa has served as a licensing vehicle for fantasy-themed collector issues since the early 2000s, offering a compliant sovereign framework for merchandise that has no connection to the island nation's monetary history. This piece is a bullion-weight novelty struck under that arrangement — silver-plated copper-nickel at 31.1g is a deliberate nod to the troy ounce format without the silver content to back it.