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1 Tala Barbarossa
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the national coat of arms of Samoa, depicting a shield charged with a coconut palm above stylized ocean waves and five five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation, all set upon a globe and flanked by two olive branches. A Christian cross surmounts the shield. A scroll beneath the arms carries the national motto in the Samoan language. The legend SAMOA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination $1 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA FA`AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $1 (Translation: God be the Foundation of Samoa) |
| Reverse description | A crowned and bearded bust of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, known as Barbarossa, is depicted facing slightly left, wearing an ornate imperial crown and a draped mantle with a rope-twist collar detail. The portrait fills the central field and is enclosed within a beaded inner border. The legend BARBAROSSA arcs along the upper left rim, accompanied by his regnal dates 1122-1190, while the issue year 2009 appears to the lower right of the effigy. |
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