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1 Tala - Tanumafili II Captain Cook
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The left field features a right-facing bust of Captain James Cook, his dates 1728-79 inscribed below. To the right, the fully-rigged sailing vessel H.M.S. Resolution is depicted underway on stylized waves occupying the lower portion of the field, with the ship's name H.M.S. RESOLUTION inscribed to the lower left. The arc legend BICENTENARY · CAPTAIN JAMES COOK · 1779 runs along the upper periphery, commemorating the bicentenary of Cook's death. The issue year 1979 appears in the exergue, accompanied by the engraver's initials JB. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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