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1 Tala - Tanumafili II Royal Wedding
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Samoa occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield with five stars of the Southern Cross and a coconut palm, surmounted by a cross, and flanked by two olive branches. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto in Latin script. 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 description | Conjoined busts of H.R.H. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer facing left, rendered in high relief. The engraver's initials 'ER' appear below the portraits in the lower field. The commemorative legend 'WEDDING OF H.R.H. PRINCE CHARLES' arcs around the upper and lateral periphery, with the date '1981' positioned beneath the busts along the lower rim. |
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Issued to mark the 1981 wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, this is one of dozens of Commonwealth and associated-nation issues that flooded the commemorative market that year. Samoa's participation reflected its constitutional ties to the British Crown rather than any direct connection to the royal family.
Most of these regional issues saw minimal circulation and were sold primarily to collectors through government philatelic and numismatic bureaus at premiums well above face value.