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5 Dollars Sesame Street - Cookie Monster
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 5 Tala |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the iconic Sesame Street street sign in relief, bearing the numeral '123' within a semicircular arch above the rectangular sign panel inscribed 'SESAME STREET'. The legend 'SAMOA 2021' curves along the upper periphery, while the Samoan coat of arms appears in the lower field. The denomination '5 Dollars' is inscribed in small lettering to the lower right of the coat of arms. A decorative curved line element frames the central design on either side. |
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| Reverse lettering | COOKIE MONSTER 1oz Pure .999 Ag TM and ©2020 Sesame Workshop |
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This piece is part of a broader wave of licensed pop-culture silver issues that Pacific island nations — Samoa, Niue, Tuvalu, Palau — have produced since the early 2000s, leveraging their monetary sovereignty to generate revenue through collector premiums rather than circulation. Samoa's arrangement with the Sesame Workshop follows that same commercial logic. Cookie Monster debuted on Sesame Street in 1969, the show's first season, and has remained one of its most internationally recognized characters.
Collector demand for the series has been steady but secondary-market premiums stay modest — the licensed silver coin market is crowded enough that scarcity rarely develops.