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10 Tālā - Tanumafili II WWF
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Value | 10 Tala |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Samoa displayed centrally in the field, consisting of a shield bearing a Southern Cross constellation of five stars beneath a stylised coconut palm, surmounted by a cross and flanked by two olive branches forming a wreath. A scroll at the base of the arms bears the national motto FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA. The country name legend SAMOA I SISIFO arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination $10 appears prominently at the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered Samoan Fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa) depicted in flight with its distinctive fan-shaped tail fully spread, positioned centrally against a plain field alongside a flowering tropical branch with broad leaves. The circumferential legend WORLD WILDLIFE FUND 25th ANNIVERSARY arcs around the upper and right periphery, with bullet separators flanking the date 1986 at the lower field, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund. |
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The WWF's 25th anniversary in 1986 prompted a wave of conservation-themed commemoratives from Pacific island nations, many issued primarily for the collector market with minimal domestic circulation. Samoa's contribution honored the tooth-billed pigeon, a ground-feeding bird endemic to Samoa that had been hunted close to extinction and remained critically vulnerable throughout the 1980s.
Tanumafili II, who co-headed state with Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV until the latter's death in 1983, was the sole O le Ao o le Malo by this issue date.