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25 Cents Tawny Owl
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse lettering | SAMOA 2023 FA`AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA 25 Cents (Translation: Samoa is founded on God) |
| Reverse description | A highly naturalistic, high-relief portrait of a Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) fills the central field, depicted emerging from a tree hollow with its rounded facial disc and large dark eyes rendered in exceptional sculptural detail. The plumage of the breast and wings is meticulously engraved with overlapping feathers, conveying a strong sense of depth and texture. The rough bark of the surrounding tree hollow frames the bird's body, occupying the outer border of the field. The Latin scientific name 'STRIX ALUCO' appears as a legend along the left inner border in cursive script. |
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Samoa's national coinage authority has issued a number of wildlife-themed collector pieces in recent years, largely distributed through third-party dealers rather than domestic circulation. This copper 25-cent piece almost certainly never passed through a cash register in Apia.