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1 Tala - Tanumafili II Commonwealth Games, Silver Proof issue
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Western Samoa is displayed prominently in the center of the field, comprising a quartered shield bearing a Southern Cross constellation above and the emblem of the nation below, set within a globe motif and flanked by two olive branches forming a wreath. A Christian cross surmounts the shield at the top. A scroll banner beneath the arms bears the national motto in Samoan. The curved legend 'SAMOA I SISIFO' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '$1' appears in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 1978 Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Alberta — the first Games hosted by Canada. Samoa's participation in Commonwealth sport was still a relatively new diplomatic expression; the country had only gained independence from New Zealand trusteeship in 1962, and Tanumafili II, who co-signed the independence declaration, remained head of state until his death in 2007, the longest-serving head of state of any Commonwealth nation at the time of his passing.