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20 Cents Happiness
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II IRB 囍 20 CENTS SAMOA 2022 |
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Issued as part of Samoa's broader numismatic program targeting the collector market, this piece has no circulation role — the country's everyday 20 sene coin weighs a fraction of this and is struck in steel. The "Happiness" themed series reflects a deliberate push by Pacific island nations to generate foreign exchange revenue through novelty issues sold via third-party distributors, a model that has drawn criticism from purists for blurring the line between legal tender and bullion-adjacent merchandise.