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5 Tala Momotaro subduing the Demon (Ukiyo-e style)
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic scene rendered in the Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print style, depicting the folk hero Momotaro (Peach Boy) in traditional warrior attire, triumphant over Onitaiji, the Chief of the Oni demons, who is shown subdued and prostrate beneath him. A vertical banner bearing Momotaro's peach symbol and a Japanese inscription rises behind the central figure, while radiating rays emanate from the background to fill the field with dramatic energy. The composition is executed with fine line work and stylised shading characteristic of classical Japanese printmaking. The legend MOMOTARO appears as the primary inscription. The scene is contained within a wide decorative border of geometric motifs matching that of the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | MOMOTARO |
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Momotaro — the boy born from a peach who defeats the oni of Onigashima — is one of the oldest continuously retold narratives in Japanese literature, appearing in printed form as early as the Muromachi period and reaching mass audiences through Edo-period woodblock printing. The ukiyo-e idiom chosen here draws directly from that commercial print tradition, specifically the bold outlines and flat color fields associated with artists like Kuniyoshi, who depicted warrior and supernatural subjects with particular force.
Samoa has issued under licensing arrangements a substantial run of Japanese folklore and pop-culture silver rounds in this format. The .9999 fineness places it above the conventional sterling or .999 standard — a detail that matters to bullion buyers more than to collectors of the series.