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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hera and Aquarius
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 45 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | Hera 5 DOLLARS |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Samoa has become a reliable vehicle for European private mints — primarily Bavarian and Polish operations — seeking a sovereign issuer willing to license its authority for themed collector series. This piece belongs to a zodiac-mythology crossover format that proliferated sharply in the early 2020s, driven by secondary market demand from Eastern European and Southeast Asian collector bases rather than any numismatic tradition within Samoa itself.
The crystal inserts are resin-set Swarovski-type elements, a technique licensed and refined by a handful of specialist finishing houses in Poland after 2015.