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1 Dollar Elizabeth II Happiness
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II IRB 囍 1 Dollar SAMOA 2023 (Translation: Happiness) |
| Reverse description | Two stylised Chinese phoenixes, traditional symbols of good fortune and prosperity, are depicted in dynamic relief — one positioned above and one below the central square hole, their forms flanking the aperture symmetrically. The characters '囍', '喜', and '禧', all conveying happiness and auspiciousness, are prominently featured, with additional Chinese script lettering rendered in various styles filling the background field. The fineness and weight inscriptions 'Ag 999' and '10 g' appear within the design. |
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Samoa's numismatic program has long operated as a revenue-generating exercise aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation, and this issue is no exception. The "Happiness" theme belongs to a wave of colorized and shaped silver releases that Pacific island nations — Samoa, Niue, Palau, and Tuvalu among them — have licensed through European distribution houses, principally in Germany and the Czech Republic, since the early 2000s.
Elizabeth II died in September 2022, making this one of the final issues to carry her effigy under Samoan authority before the transition to Charles III.