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1 Tala - Tanumafili II US Bicentennial, Silver Proof issue
| Issuer | Western Samoa |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a colonial-era dispatch rider galloping at full speed to the right, evoking the spirit of the American Revolutionary War. Behind the rider, a stylised globe outline bears the inscription 'U·S·A' on a banner or flag, with a church steeple and colonial townscape visible to the right. Rocky outcroppings appear in the lower left field. The denomination '$1' is displayed within a decorative cartouche at the bottom centre, flanked by the curved legend 'WESTERN SAMOA'. The commemorative dates '1776·INDEPENDENCE·1976' arc across the upper field, with a single star at the apex, honouring the United States Bicentennial. |
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| Mintage | 1976 - Proof - 4,127 |
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