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5 Dollars Year of the Rabbit
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 30 g |
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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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| Edge | Plain |
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Samoa's lunar series issues are struck under licensing arrangements common to many small Pacific sovereign mints, where the issuing authority lends its name to products designed, marketed, and distributed almost entirely by external bullion dealers — in this case almost certainly through New Zealand or Australian intermediaries. The coins enter no domestic circulation and are priced entirely on collector demand.
The 2023 rabbit falls in the fourth cycle of the 60-year Chinese sexagenary calendar, a Water Rabbit year.