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1 Tala Mexican Winged Victory
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA FA`AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $1 (Translation: God be the Foundation of Samoa) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold relief rendition of the Winged Victory, modeled after the iconic figure appearing on the Mexican Libertad gold bullion coinage. The allegorical figure stands atop a cylindrical plinth, her wings fully extended upward and her drapery flowing, rendered in a neoclassical style. The legend 30 YEARS MEXICAN GOLD INVESTMENT curves along the upper periphery in two arcs. The date 2011 appears to the lower left of the figure, while the specifications 1/2 G, .99999, and FINEST GOLD are inscribed in the right field. |
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This piece belongs to a wave of fractional gold issues that proliferated in the early 2010s, with Pacific island nations — Samoa, Niue, Palau — lending their minting authority to bullion and collector programs designed and marketed almost entirely outside their borders. The five-nines purity specification was a selling point aimed squarely at the premium bullion market, where .99999 fineness commanded a measurable premium over standard .9999 gold.
The underlying subject, Mexico's Ángel de la Independencia, was first struck on Mexican coinage in the 1920s Centenario series.