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20 Cents Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a small inset circular medallion in the upper left portion of the asymmetric butterfly wing-shaped flan, bearing the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II above and SAMOA to the right, with the denomination 20 Cents inscribed below the portrait. The remainder of the obverse field displays a highly stylized relief depiction of a coiled snake viewed from above, with its head rendered in high relief at center, exhibiting slit pupils and spotted scale patterning. The holographic background field is composed of a finely detailed honeycomb geometric motif with iridescent properties, while sinuous relief lines suggest the body of the coiled serpent. The date 2023 appears in bold raised numerals toward the lower right of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the obverse snake motif from a complementary perspective on the same butterfly wing-shaped flan, with the stylized head of the snake rendered in bold high relief at center, displaying prominent round eyes with vertical slit pupils and a forked tongue curling below the muzzle. The body of the serpent is suggested by coiling relief lines across the iridescent holographic honeycomb-patterned field, which shimmers with multicolored interference effects. The Chinese character 蛇 (snake) appears in raised relief in the upper right of the field. The legend SNAKE is inscribed in raised Latin letters along the lower left portion of the coin. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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