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25 Sene Suan Ni
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field, rendered in the portrait style of engraver Dominique Taylor (initials 'DT' incuse below the truncation). The denomination '25 SENE' arcs along the left periphery and the date '2025' along the upper border, while 'CHARLES III' descends along the right. The Samoan coat of arms is depicted in low relief at the base of the portrait, with the legend 'SAMOA' inscribed along the lower border, flanked by two pellets on each side. |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of the Suan Ni — a lion-like mythical beast from Chinese imperial tradition — rendered in selective gold gilding and seated in three-quarter view against a deeply recessed black field. To the upper right, the ornate glazed-tile roof ridge of a Forbidden City palace hall is rendered in fine detail, populated with decorative ridge-end figures. To the lower left, an architectural elevation of a Forbidden City hall is shown in silver relief, accompanied by a full moon and stylised auspicious clouds. The scalloped inner border evokes a decorative stamp or seal motif. The legend 'The Spine Beast of the Forbidden City' arcs along the upper border in Latin script; to the right of the central figure appear the Chinese characters '狻猊' and the romanisation 'SUAN NI' beneath. |
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Samoa's Central Bank has issued commemorative pieces under the "Suan Ni" program in recent years, targeting the collector market rather than circulation — none of these silver-plated issues have ever been intended as spending money. The partially gilt finish places this firmly in the modern numismatic product category, manufactured for direct sale to collectors at a premium over melt value that the base copper core does nothing to justify on intrinsic grounds alone.