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20 Cents - Elizabeth II Huan
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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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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| Reverse description | Highly detailed, high-relief depiction of the Huan, a chimeric mythical creature drawn from the ancient Chinese text 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' (Shan Hai Jing), rendered in a dynamic striding pose with a feline body, prominent horns, and dramatically flowing, serpentine tail and mane that curl across the entire field. The creature is set against a richly textured background of stylized clouds, waves, and rocky outcroppings in the East Asian artistic tradition. An inscribed cartouche in the lower right field bears the legend 'HUAN / Mythical Creatures in The Classic of Mountains and Seas'. The date '2021' is inscribed along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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