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20 Sene - Tanumafili II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2002-2006 |
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| Weight | 11.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing unadorned bust of Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa, rendered in low relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features. The engraver's initials 'HP' appear beneath the truncation. The circular legend 'MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II SAMOA' arcs around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, with the date flanked by two five-pointed stars positioned along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Tanumafili II held office as Head of State of Samoa from 1962 until his death in 2007, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world at the time. Unlike his successor Tuilagi Faleolo Eti Alesana Tupuola, who was elected by parliament, Tanumafili II held the position for life under a special provision of the 1962 constitution — a concession to the traditional chiefly system that was not extended beyond him.