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| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 20 Cents (Sene) |
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| Obverse lettering | Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces ♈︎︎ ♉︎︎ ♊︎︎ ♋︎︎ ♌︎︎ ♍︎︎ ♎︎︎ ♏︎︎ ♐︎︎ ♑︎︎ ♒︎︎ ♓︎︎ ELIZABETH II SAMOA 2022 IRB (Translation: Ram Bull Twins Crab Lion Maiden Scales Scorpion Archer Ibex Water-Bearer Fish) |
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| Mintage | 2022 - BU - 3,000 |
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Samoa's numismatic program has leaned heavily on themed collector series since the early 2000s, with the zodiac and mythology combinations becoming a reliable commercial format for the Pacific island nation's mint arrangements — virtually all of which are contracted to overseas facilities rather than struck domestically. This piece is a bullion-adjacent novelty rather than a circulation issue; Samoa's actual circulating coinage ceased meaningful domestic production decades ago.
Gold-plated copper issues of this type typically originate through licensing arrangements with European minting houses, particularly in Poland and the Czech Republic, for the global collector novelty market.