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5 Dollars Batman's Batarang
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 5 Tala |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Samoan Coat of Arms centrally positioned in the field, accompanied by inscriptions denoting the issuing country, face value, year of issue, silver fineness, and weight. The legend reads SAMOA 5 DOLLARS 2022 around the design, with the national motto FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA (God be the Foundation of Samoa) and the purity designation AG 999 1 OZ also present. All inscriptions are rendered in Latin script. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is plain, struck in highly polished fine silver with no design elements, legends, or devices, presenting a smooth mirrored field that follows the distinctive Batarang silhouette of the coin. The overall form replicates the iconic winged bat-shaped throwing weapon associated with the DC Comics character Batman, with sharply defined angular wings and a central bat motif cut-out at the top. The sculptural three-dimensional relief of the shaped planchet itself constitutes the primary artistic statement of this side. |
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Part of a licensed DC Comics series issued through the New Zealand Mint on behalf of Samoa, this piece is struck in a Batarang silhouette shape — one of a growing number of novelty-shaped bullion issues that have proliferated since the 2010s as mints compete for the collector gift market. Samoa's nominal face value is a legal fiction; no one spends these. The .999 silver content is the actual commodity here, and the shaped planchet commands a premium over spot that has nothing to do with numismatics.