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1000 Tala - Tanumafili II South Pacific Games
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Value | 1000 Tala |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the national arms of Samoa: a shield displaying the Southern Cross constellation above a coconut palm, encircled by a globe and flanked by two olive branches. A cross surmounts the crest. A scroll below the shield bears the national motto 'FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA' in raised legend. The circular legend 'SAMOA I SISIFO' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '$ 1000' is inscribed in large characters along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 9th South Pacific Games were held in Apia in 1983 — the first time Samoa had hosted the event. This issue was struck to mark that occasion, one of several gold commemoratives Samoa produced through the Franklin Mint during this period under licensing arrangements common to small Pacific island nations seeking hard currency revenue from collector markets rather than circulation.
At 31.103 g in 22-karat gold, the piece contains almost exactly one troy ounce of fine gold, a deliberate commercial choice aimed at bullion-adjacent buyers.