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20 Cents - Elizabeth II Huan
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 20 Cents (Sene) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB truncated below the portrait. The Samoa coat of arms appears in the lower field, flanked by the denomination '20 CENTS'. The legend 'ELIZABETH II SAMOA' arcs around the upper periphery. |
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| Mintage | 2021 - Proof - 5,000 |
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The "Huan" designation references the Chinese zodiac cycle, and Samoa has issued a steady stream of lunar-themed collector pieces aimed squarely at the Southeast Asian and Pacific Rim gift market. These are not monetary instruments in any practical sense — struck in gold-plated copper and sold at significant premiums over face value through wholesale distributors, the face value of 20 sene is purely nominal.