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1 Tala - Tanumafili II Commonwealth Games
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Western Samoa occupy the central field, depicting a quartered shield featuring the Southern Cross constellation of five stars in the lower half and a traditional Samoan motif in the upper half, surmounted by a Christian cross. The shield is flanked by two olive branches tied at the base, with a scroll beneath bearing the national motto FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA in raised Latin lettering. The legend SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination $1 appears in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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