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| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SAMOA IRB 20 Cents 2023 |
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| Reverse lettering | 羊 Goat |
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| Additional information |
Samoa has issued a steady stream of lunar-themed collector pieces through secondary distributors for well over a decade, most produced by foreign mints under license rather than struck domestically. This piece is part of that broader commercial program tied to Chinese New Year gift-giving markets, where the 12-year zodiac cycle drives predictable annual demand.
The 2023 Year of the Goat attribution is technically a re-release cycle — the Goat year properly fell in 2015.