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1 Tala Silver Serpent of Milan
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the coat of arms of Samoa centrally positioned in the field, featuring a quartered shield bearing a stylized globe, the Southern Cross constellation of five stars, and a coconut palm, surmounted by a Latin cross above the shield and flanked on either side by laurel branches. A ribbon scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto in Latin script. The denomination '1 TALA' appears in the lower field, with the legends 'SAMOA · 2020' arcing above and '0.5 TROY OUNCE' and '999 FINE SILVER' flanking the central device on left and right respectively. The design is executed in antique finish with a beaded inner border encircling the entire composition. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the Serpent of Milan, a heraldic biscione rendered as a large coiling serpent with a scaled, sinuous body that winds back and forth across the central field in three broad undulations, with the head raised at upper center and the tongue extended. The serpent's detailed scaled texture is rendered in high relief against a stippled background field. The entire central device is encircled by a broad wreath of naturalistic laurel branches with prominently veined leaves, which fills the border area and frames the serpent motif without any inscriptions on this face. |
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