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100 Tala Montreal Olympics
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA I SISIFO $100 FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Samoa's entry into the 1976 Montreal Olympic commemorative coin market was part of a broader wave of small-nation gold issues licensed through the Franklin Mint, which contracted with dozens of sovereign governments during the mid-1970s to produce collector-targeted gold pieces tied to the Games. These were not circulating currency in any practical sense — they were sold directly to collectors at a premium and exist today in quantities that reflect production caps rather than attrition from use.
The Franklin Mint's Olympic program drew criticism at the time for diluting the commemorative concept by issuing near-identical gold pieces under multiple national names.