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10 Tālā - Tanumafili II John Fitzgerald Kennedy
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A right-facing portrait bust of President John F. Kennedy is rendered in high relief at the centre of the field. The legend JOHN F. KENNEDY arcs along the upper left periphery, continued by the dates 1917-1963 along the upper right. The famous quotation ICH BIN EIN BERLINER arcs along the lower left, commemorating Kennedy's celebrated 1963 Berlin speech, with the issue year 2003 displayed at the bottom of the field. |
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This piece belongs to a wave of small-format gold issues produced by Pacific island nations in the early 2000s, most struck at overseas mints and sold directly into the collector market rather than circulated. Samoa's coinage authority routinely licensed foreign designs and themes during this period, with Kennedy appearing here under the tenure of Malietoa Tanumafili II, who held the position of O le Ao o le Malo — head of state — from 1963 until his death in 2007, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world at the time of this coin's issue.