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10 Tala The Queen Mother
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Samoa occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing the Southern Cross constellation and wavy lines, surmounted by a Latin cross, and flanked by two olive branches forming a wreath. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA in raised relief. The country name SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination $10 appears in large numerals at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of a wave of Commonwealth commemoratives marking Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 94th birthday, this piece belongs to a genre that Pacific island mints leaned into heavily during the 1990s — low-mintage silver issues sold primarily to collector markets in Britain and the former dominions. Most were never intended for circulation and few ever saw it.
The Queen Mother died in March 2002 at age 101, making pieces from her later birthday commemoratives — particularly those issued in the final decade of her life — modestly more pursued by thematic collectors.