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50 Sene - Tanumafili II
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Malietoa Tanumafili II in left-facing profile, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features. The engraver's initials 'HP' appear on the truncation. The surrounding legend reads 'MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II' to the upper left and 'SAMOA I SISIFO' to the right, all in raised Latin lettering within the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II SAMOA I SISIFO HP |
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Samoa's 1967 coinage series, of which this piece forms part, was issued the same year Western Samoa joined the International Monetary Fund — a significant step for a nation that had only gained full independence from New Zealand trusteeship in 1962. Tanumafili II, who co-held the O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) position at issue, would eventually outlive his co-head Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole and rule sole until his death in 2007, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state of the twentieth century.