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1 Tala The Queen Mother
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Western Samoa occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing a coconut palm and the Southern Cross constellation of five stars, the whole encircled by a globe and flanked by two olive branches. A Christian cross surmounts the crest above the shield. A scroll below the arms bears the national motto FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA. The country name SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper legend, while the denomination $1 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA I SISIFO FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $1 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed architectural rendering of Glamis Castle in Scotland occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle, its multiple turrets, towers, and stonework depicted in high relief against a mirror-polished background. The upper legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER arcs around the outer rim, while a secondary inscription HER YOUTH IN GLAMIS CASTLE curves within the beaded border above the castle. The date 1995 appears in the lower exergue, flanked on either side by decorative sprigs of foliage. Small cross ornaments punctuate the outer field at the lateral positions. |
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