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1 Tala - Tanumafili II WWF
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The Samoan national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield displaying a coconut palm, the Southern Cross constellation of five five-pointed stars, and wavy lines representing the sea, all surmounted by a cross. The shield is supported by two olive branches forming a wreath, with a scroll below bearing the national motto FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA. The curved legend SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination $1 appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed Samoan Fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa) is depicted in left profile, perched on a slender branch amid naturalistic foliage and flowers, its distinctive fan-shaped tail spread prominently upward and to the left. The bird is rendered with careful attention to plumage detail within a raised inner circle. The curved legend WORLD WILDLIFE FUND 25th ANNIVERSARY arcs around the outer periphery, and the date 1986 appears at the base between two raised dots, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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