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5 Tala Sixth Commandment
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2012 |
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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 bearing a coconut palm, waves, and the five stars of the Southern Cross constellation, encircled by an olive wreath and surmounted by a radiant Latin cross. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto in Samoan. The country name SAMOA arcs across the upper legend in large incuse letters, while the denomination $5 appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | NON MOECHABERIS You shall not commit adultery VI. Lex 2012 |
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The "Ten Commandments" series from Samoa was part of a broader wave of Pacific island commemorative programs in the early 2010s that leveraged those nations' mint licensing arrangements to produce themed collector coins with no meaningful connection to local currency needs. Samoa's coinage authority effectively licensed its name to European distributors — primarily operating through the Bavarian State Mint and similar facilities — who designed, produced, and marketed these pieces wholesale to the collector market.
KM#263 documents it, but the series was never intended for circulation and saw essentially no use within Samoa itself.