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20 Cents Poseidon & Pisces
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central circular field features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, with the Samoan coat of arms positioned below the portrait. Surrounding the central circle, the twelve zodiac signs are depicted in sequence with their respective symbols and names inscribed in the outer legend: ARIES, TAURUS, GEMINI, CANCER, LEO, VIRGO, LIBRA, SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS, and PISCES, each accompanied by a black star-shaped crystal insert. A distinctive aquamarine crystal insert appears adjacent to the Pisces sign. The legends ELIZABETH II, SAMOA, and the date 2022 appear within the design, along with the initials IRB. |
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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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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.