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5 Dollars Harry Potter - The Golden Snitch
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central glass inlay features a sculpted Golden Snitch with articulated wings, surrounded by the polychrome heraldic shields of the four Hogwarts houses — Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin — arranged around the periphery of the inlay. To the left of the inlay in the silver ring field appears the right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the coat of arms of Samoa depicted below. The outer legend reads SAMOA 2020 2oz Ag999 FIVE DOLLARS along the upper arc of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | Harry Potter THE GOLDEN SNITCH TM & © WBEI (s19) |
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Warner Bros. licensed coins like this one occupy an uncomfortable corner of numismatics — they are legal tender by technicality, issued through Samoa's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint, but designed entirely as collectibles with no expectation of circulation. The glass inlay with embedded gold insert is a manufacturing feat that required custom tooling; the technique was developed primarily for high-end commemorative programs where the physical novelty justifies the premium over bullion value.
Samoa's numismatic program has issued under similar licensing arrangements since the 2010s, with the New Zealand Mint acting as the effective producer.