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100 Tala Silver Jubilee
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Samoan national coat of arms occupies the central field, comprising a shield bearing a coconut palm above ocean waves and the Southern Cross constellation, surmounted by a Christian cross, and flanked by two olive branches. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA. The country name legend SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters, while the denomination $100 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark twenty-five years of the Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II, who had held office since Samoan independence in 1962 and would go on to become the longest-serving head of state in the world at the time of his death in 2007. The 100 Tala denomination was purely ceremonial — Samoa had no gold coinage in general circulation, and these were produced exclusively for collectors and diplomatic presentation.
Fr#3 places this among only a handful of Frassinet-listed Samoan gold issues, reflecting just how limited the country's gold striking program was in the 1970s.