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| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2024 · SAMOA DT 3 oz Ag 999 5 DOLLARS FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA (Translation: Samoa is founded on God) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Samoa has become one of the more prolific issuers of large-format commemorative silver in the Pacific collector market, and this Hitchcock piece is squarely in that tradition — a licensing-driven release aimed at the international numismatic trade rather than domestic circulation. Hitchcock died in 1980; rights to his image and likeness are controlled by his estate, and such agreements typically involve royalty arrangements that influence mintage decisions more than any monetary policy consideration.