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10 Tala Charles Darwin; 200th Birthday
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $10 |
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| Mint | B. H. Mayer Kunstprageanstalt, Karlsfeld, Germany (1999-date) |
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Issued to mark the bicentenary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species, both falling in 2009 — a coincidence that generated an unusual volume of commemorative issues worldwide that year. Samoa had no particular connection to Darwin's voyages; the Beagle never called at Samoan waters during the 1831–1836 expedition that produced his foundational observations.