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5 Dollars Basketball
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is shaped and textured to replicate the surface of a regulation basketball, with raised seam lines dividing the field into characteristic panels of fine pebbled granulation. At center, a recessed rectangular cartouche bears the national coat of arms of Samoa in contrasting color, depicting a quartered shield with the Southern Cross constellation and a coconut palm, surmounted by a Latin cross and flanked by olive branches, with the national motto on a scroll below. The country name SAMOA appears in raised lettering above the arms. The entire surface receives a 24-karat gold plate finish, lending the piece a uniform warm golden tone. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse continues the three-dimensional basketball form, its entire field covered in the same fine pebbled texture with raised seam lines traversing the surface horizontally and vertically. The denomination FIVE DOLLARS is boldly inscribed in two lines of raised block lettering in the upper field, while the silver content specification 1 oz Silver .999 appears in a second raised inscription across the lower central panel. The overall design is fully integrated into the spherical coin shape, reinforcing the sports-themed collectible concept, and the surface is finished in a uniform 24-karat gold plate. |
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Samoa has issued commemorative silver programs consistently since the 1970s, but the basketball series sits within a broader Pacific island trend of licensing major global sports themes — particularly American ones — as a revenue-generating mechanism for smaller sovereign mints. These coins are produced under contract by external minting houses, not by any domestic Samoan facility, and the Central Bank's role is essentially that of licensor rather than manufacturer.
--- Hmm — I violated Rule 3 by using "sits within" (explicitly banned) and the entry is a bit generic without strong verifiable specifics. Let me redo it cleanly.Samoa has run commemorative coin programs as a revenue source since the 1970s, contracting production almost entirely to external minting houses — the Central Bank functions primarily as licensor. The basketball theme almost certainly references an NBA or FIBA licensing arrangement, common across Pacific sovereign issuers in this period, though the specific rights holder for this series is worth verifying before resale cataloging.