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100 Tala Charles Kingsford Smith
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Value | 100 Tala |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Western Samoa displayed centrally within a wreath of olive branches: a shield bearing the Southern Cross constellation above wavy lines and a coconut palm, surmounted by a Latin cross, with a scroll below bearing the national motto in the exergue. The legend 'SAMOA I SISIFO' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '$100' appears in large numerals at the base of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Charles Kingsford Smith completed the first transpacific flight in June 1928, crossing from Oakland to Brisbane in the Southern Cross with three crewmates — a journey of roughly 11,400 kilometers accomplished in three legs over 83 hours and 38 minutes of flight time. Samoa issued this coin to mark the 50th anniversary of that crossing, one of several Pacific island nations to commemorate an event that had passed directly over their waters.
The Friendly Islands series of which this forms part was struck at the Franklin Mint under contract.