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5 Tala SMS Bismarck
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The Samoan coat of arms is depicted centrally, featuring a quartered shield surmounted by a cross, set within a globe encircled by a wreath of olive branches. The national motto FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA appears on a scroll beneath the shield. The legend SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination $5 is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA I SISIFO FA`AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $5 (Translation: Western Samoa God be the Foundation of Samoa) |
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| Reverse lettering | HISTORY OF SEAFARING S.M.S. BISMARCK 2008 |
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