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20 Cents Year of the Dog
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy of a stylized dog's head facing right, rendered in high relief with a cartoonish artistic style, set against an iridescent holographic field featuring a geometric honeycomb pattern with decorative swirling line overlays. A small inset depiction of a coin bearing the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II appears in the upper portion of the field, accompanied by a miniature representation of the Samoan coat of arms below it. The legends ELIZABETH II, SAMOA, IRB, 20 Cents, and 2023 appear within the overall design. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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Samoa has issued annual lunar calendar pieces since the early 2010s, targeting the collector market rather than circulation — none of these have ever been intended as spending money. The Dog sits eleventh in the twelve-year cycle, and the 2018 Year of the Dog would have been the primary commemorative issue for that animal; a 2023 release falls in the Year of the Rabbit, making this a secondary thematic product rather than a calendar-accurate issue.
Silver-plated copper at this weight class is a cost-reduction format common to Pacific island licensing arrangements, where the nominal issuer retains little to no involvement in production decisions.