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20 Cents Apollo & Gemini
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Apollo, the Greek god of music and the arts, rendered as a dynamic standing figure with a halo, playing a lyre in the central field. Leaping dolphins are shown in the background, evoking a maritime and mythological setting consistent with classical iconography. The denomination 20 CENTS appears in the lower field, with the inscription APOLLO & GEMINI arching across the upper portion of the reverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | Apollo & Gemini 20 CENTS |
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Samoa has operated a prolific commemorative coin program since the 1970s, frequently licensing space and pop-culture themes to private minting houses — primarily the Bavarian State Mint and New Zealand Mint — for sale directly to collectors rather than circulation. These pieces are legal tender in name only, with face values bearing no relationship to production costs.
Apollo and Gemini were the two American crewed spaceflight programs that bridged Mercury and the Moon landings between 1961 and 1966.