Medal - Tui-Manu`a Elisara

€1.00
LocationAmerican Samoa (United States)
Year2004
TypeMedal
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight31.32 g
Diameter39 mm
Thickness3.23 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain Script: Latin Lettering: 1 T.O.999 AG Unabridged legend: Troy Ounce
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Obverse descriptionBust of Tui-Manuʻa Elisara wearing traditional necklace and tapa cloth shoulder adornments, facing right. Stylized tree branches in background to the left and right.
Obverse letteringTUI-MANU`A ELISARA circa 1905
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionSamoan taupou (ceremonial village maiden) seated front-facing in traditional dress with kava bowl in front, beneath an ornate arched frame. Flanked by two chiefly figures in customary attire, the figure to the right holding a staff. Three five-pointed stars above representing the islands of Taʻū, Ofu, and Olosega, which make up the Manuʻa Islands. Scroll inscribed “The Eastern Navigator Islands 1872” below. Dates “1904 – 2004” at the bottom.
Reverse letteringMANU`A-TELE 1904-2004 CENTENNIAL the Eastern Navigator Islands 1872
Reverse scriptLatin, Latin (cursive)
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Mintage2004  - -
Catalog ID5237028220
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