1 Tala Artemis

Samoa's 1 Tala gold miniature series, of which this Artemis piece is part, belongs to a wave of fractional collector issues produced largely for the European novelty market in the 2010s. New Zealand's Reserve Bank has no role in Samoan coinage — the Samoa Tala is issued under independent monetary authority established after the country shed its UN Trust Territory status in 1962, a jurisdictional quirk that makes these small Pacific island mandates attractive to mint contractors seeking legal tender status for low-mintage collectibles.