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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Shanghai City
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief with a refined portrait style. A small Samoan coat of arms is positioned below the bust. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above the portrait, flanked by the denomination 2 DOLLARS and the date 2022, with SAMOA completing the inscription. The initials IRB, denoting the engraver, appear at the lower portion of the field. |
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| Mintage | 2022 - Proof - 2,022 |
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Part of a series issued under Samoa's licensing arrangements with the Pobjoy Mint and similar private minting houses, this piece targets the Chinese collector market directly — Shanghai being one of the most commercially aggressive themes in the modern commemorative silver industry. Samoa has functioned as a issuing authority of convenience for decades, its nominal sovereignty lending legal tender status to coins never intended for circulation in Apia or anywhere else.