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1 Tala San Marco's Basilica
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Samoa occupy the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing the Southern Cross constellation of five stars below a stylised representation of the coconut palm, encircled by two olive branches forming a wreath. A Christian cross surmounts the shield at the top. The country name SAMOA arcs along the upper legend, while a scroll bearing the national motto in Samoan appears at the base of the arms. The denomination $1 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA FA`AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $1 |
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Part of a broader Pacific Island micro-gold series that proliferated in the late 2000s, these fractional issues were struck for the collector market under licensing arrangements that had little to do with Samoan monetary policy. The San Marco Basilica subject ties to no particular Samoan connection — Venice and Apia share nothing historically — making this squarely a bullion-adjacent novelty aimed at European and Asian accumulator markets.