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25 Dollars Governor Lutali - XXIV Olympics, denomination in letters
| Issuer | American Samoa |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | AMERICAN SAMOA · 17 APRIL 1900 A.P. LUTALI, GOVERNOR SAMOA MUAMUA LE ATUA |
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| Reverse lettering | XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 19 88 5 TROY OZS .999 SILVER LB TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS |
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American Samoa's 1988 Olympic series was authorized under Governor A.P. Lutali, whose administration used coin programs as a revenue mechanism — the territory had no independent monetary policy and relied on such issues almost entirely for collector income rather than circulation. The 155-gram format places this among the heavier silver pieces issued under any U.S. territorial authority, a scale driven by the collector market's appetite for large-format silver in the late 1980s rather than any practical consideration.