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20 Cents Aphrodite & Taurus
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces ♈︎︎ ♉︎︎ ♊︎︎ ♋︎︎ ♌︎︎ ♍︎︎ ♎︎︎ ♏︎︎ ♐︎︎ ♑︎︎ ♒︎︎ ♓︎︎ ELIZABETH II SAMOA 2021 IRB (Translation: Ram Bull Twins Crab Lion Maiden Scales Scorpion Archer Ibex Water-Bearer Fish) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
Samoa's numismatic program has long been administered through external licensing arrangements, with most collector issues designed, struck, and distributed by European minting houses with no meaningful connection to the issuing territory. This piece falls squarely into that category — a licensed product sold into the thematic collector market rather than anything approaching a circulating or policy-driven issue.
The pairing of Aphrodite with Taurus reflects a recurring commercial formula: classical mythology mapped onto astrological series, produced in quantity for subscription collectors.