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50 Sene - Tanumafili II Silver Proof issue
| Issuer | Government of Western Samoa |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II SAMOA I SISIFO 1974 |
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Western Samoa's 1974 proof series was struck to capitalize on the collector market that had emerged around newly independent Pacific nations during the early 1970s. The Franklin Mint, which handled a significant portion of these small-nation proof programs during this period, produced issues for Western Samoa under contract — raising the mintages to levels that, in retrospect, have kept secondary market premiums modest despite the silver content.
Tanumafili II was unique among heads of state at the time: his position as O le Ao o le Malo was held for life, while the office itself was subsequently made elective upon his death in 2007.