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5 Tala Alphonse Mucha: 'La Blonde'
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Samoa occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield featuring a stylised coconut palm above ocean waves and five stars of the Southern Cross, surmounted by a radiant cross, and flanked by two olive branches. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto legend FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA. The country name SAMOA appears as an arc in the upper field, while the date 2016 and the fineness designation 2oz .999 Ag are inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Part of a broader Mucha series issued through the New Zealand Mint on behalf of Samoa — a country with no organic connection to the Art Nouveau movement but a reliable vehicle for high-premium collector releases. The Samoa licensing arrangement is purely commercial; these coins never circulate and are priced entirely on the bullion-plus-collectible premium model that dominated the 2010s commemorative market.
The triple-plating process — rhodium, rose gold, and yellow gold applied selectively — was a technically demanding production choice for that year, and finishing inconsistencies between individual pieces are not uncommon.