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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hera and Aquarius
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 5 Tala |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II SAMOA 2022 IRB |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed and artistically rendered depiction of Hera, the Greek goddess, enthroned in a majestic seated pose. She holds her royal scepter in one hand, a traditional attribute of her sovereignty and divine authority. A peacock, her sacred symbol, is shown resting in her lap, rendered with fine detail. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the field, along with the deity's name HERA. The overall composition conveys a classical mythological aesthetic consistent with the antique finish applied to the coin's surfaces. |
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Samoa has become a reliable vehicle for European private mints — primarily Bavarian and Polish operations — seeking a sovereign issuer willing to license its authority for themed collector series. This piece belongs to a zodiac-mythology crossover format that proliferated sharply in the early 2020s, driven by secondary market demand from Eastern European and Southeast Asian collector bases rather than any numismatic tradition within Samoa itself.
The crystal inserts are resin-set Swarovski-type elements, a technique licensed and refined by a handful of specialist finishing houses in Poland after 2015.