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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Princess Diana
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A full-color portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, depicted wearing her iconic tiara, rendered in a photographic style by artist Sid Maurer. The background features graduating shades of color forming an artistic composition. A gold-plated rose motif is situated in the lower portion of the field beneath the portrait. The artist's credit 'SID MAURER' and the inscription 'HOMAGE TO PRINCESS DIANA' appear prominently, with the copyright notice '© Celebrity Icons 2019' inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | SID MAURER HOMAGE TO PRINCESS DIANA © Celebrity Icons 2019 |
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Samoa has operated as a prolific issuer of commemorative silver for the international collector market since the 1970s, with much of its modern output produced under licensing arrangements with European minting houses rather than by any domestic facility. This piece is part of a broad wave of Diana memorial coinage that surged around the 20th anniversary of her death in 1997 and has continued steadily since — issued across dozens of small-nation authorities with limited connection to the subject matter.
KM#496 does not correspond to a domestically significant monetary event.