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2 Tala 75 Years of VW Beetle
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Billon (.333 silver) |
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| Reverse description | A period three-quarter view of the Volkswagen Beetle automobile is rendered in the central field, with a technical line drawing of the same vehicle depicted above it. A cameo portrait of Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer credited with the Beetle's design, is positioned to the right. The commemorative legend 75 YEARS OF VW BEETLE arcs around the upper periphery, with the years 1938 and 2013 flanking the central motif to mark the anniversary. |
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| Mintage | 2013 - Proof - 5,000 |
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Volkswagen's Beetle traces its origins to a 1934 commission from Adolf Hitler, who tasked Ferdinand Porsche with designing an affordable car for ordinary Germans — the "Volkswagen," or people's car. Production at the Wolfsburg plant didn't meaningfully reach civilian hands until after 1945, which makes the "75 years" count somewhat generous depending on where you start the clock.
Samoa's Pacific island commemorative program frequently licenses automotive and pop-culture subjects for low-denomination billon issues aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than circulation.