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5 Tala Gold Ducat of Venice
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SAMOA FA`AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $ 5 (Translation: Samoa Samoa is founded on God $5) |
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This piece belongs to a long-running series of modern bullion issues struck in the form of Venetian ducats — a denomination that dominated Mediterranean and Near Eastern trade from the 13th century through the 18th, prized precisely because Venice maintained the ducat's gold fineness with remarkable consistency for nearly 500 years. The Samoan attribution is a licensing arrangement, not a statement of monetary history; Pacific island nations have frequently lent their issuing authority to European mints producing collectible and bullion-oriented pieces for the international market.
The original Venetian ducat was introduced in 1284 under Doge Giovanni Dandolo.