5 Dollars Year of the Rabbit

Issuer	Samoa
Year	2023
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Obverse description	The Samoan coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing the Southern Cross constellation of five stars and a representation of the ocean, encircled by a wreath of olive branches and surmounted by a cross. The national motto FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA is inscribed on a scroll beneath the shield. The country name SAMOA appears as a legend above the arms, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS below the scroll. A decorative Greek meander border frames the upper and lower edges of the fan-shaped flan, and the metal specification 30g Ag 999 is inscribed vertically along the right margin.
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Reverse description	A finely detailed rabbit rendered in high relief is depicted in profile facing left, seated among stylised flowering plants with budding stems that fill the lower field of the fan-shaped flan. The mirror-polished background field is decorated with multiple repetitions of the Chinese character 兔 (rabbit) in an incuse matte finish, scattered across the upper register. To the lower left, a vertical Chinese inscription reads 癸卯 (Guimao, the cyclical year designation for the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese sexagenary calendar). The overall composition evokes a traditional East Asian artistic style, celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit.
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Reverse lettering	兔癸卯
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