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10 Tala 10 Commandments - 5th Commandment
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 10 Tala |
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| Reverse description | The bimetallic reverse features a gold-plated outer ring adorned with a continuous floral ornamental border encircling a silver inner disc. The central scene depicts a standing male figure raising a sword threateningly above a kneeling victim, illustrating the act of murder as a violation of the Fifth Commandment. The inscription YOU SHALL NOT MURDER curves along the upper inner field, while the Latin text NON OCCIDES arcs prominently along the outer gold ring at the top. Below the scene, the legend V. LEX identifies the commandment number, and at the base a gold-plated depiction of the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments shows all ten commandments in Roman numerals (I through X), with the date 2009 beneath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of a ten-coin series issued by Samoa in 2009, each piece assigned to one of the Commandments. Collector-driven biblical themed series were a reliable revenue stream for smaller Pacific island minting programs throughout the 2000s, with Samoa among the most prolific issuers of such commemoratives through the New Zealand Mint.