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20 Cents Ares & Scorpio
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in portrait, encircled by a ring bearing the twelve zodiac signs with their respective names and astrological symbols in Latin script. Each zodiac sign is accompanied by a black star-shaped crystal insert, with a yellow crystal insert positioned adjacent to Scorpio. A small Samoan coat of arms appears below the royal portrait. The outer legend reads ELIZABETH II SAMOA 2022, with the engraver's initials IRB also present. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Samoa's Central Bank has issued a long-running series of zodiac and mythology-themed collector pieces, most struck in limited quantities for the gift and novelty market rather than any numismatic tradition. Gold-plated copper issues of this type carry no legal tender function in meaningful circulation and are produced almost exclusively for export sale through third-party distributors.