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1 Tala Marie Curie
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 1 Tala |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Samoa occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing a palm tree and the Southern Cross stars, surmounted by a cross, and flanked by olive branches. The national motto FA'AVAE ILE ATUA SAMOA appears on a scroll beneath the shield. The legend SAMOA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination $1 is positioned in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA $1 FA'AVAE ILE ATUA SAMOA |
| Reverse description | A right-facing portrait bust of Marie Sklodowska-Curie is rendered in high relief against a plain field, conveying a naturalistic likeness of the scientist. To the left of the portrait, a stylized atomic symbol with orbiting electrons serves as an emblematic reference to her pioneering work in radioactivity. The curved legend MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE arcs along the upper rim, while the birth and death dates 7. OKTOBER 1867 - 4. JULI 1934 are inscribed in a curved line to the left. The year of issue 2009 appears in the lower exergue. |
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