20 Cents Playing the Lusheng
Features
| Issuer |
Samoa
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (2007-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2025 |
| Value | 20 Cents (Sene) 0.20 WST = USD 0.07 |
| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 29 g |
| Size | 45 × 30 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular (Rounded corners) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 566512 |
Series: Flying Apsaras
Obverse
The base image is part of the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang.
The profile of King Charles III, facing left, includes the monarch's name, the year of issue, the name of the issuing country (Samoa), and its coat of arms.
The inscriptions are in Chinese and English.
Scripts: Chinese, Latin
Lettering:
2025
20 CENTS
CHARLES III
SAMOA
敦煌莫高窟
DUNHUANG MOGAO GROTTOES
Reverse
Flying Apsara playing the lusheng (wind instrument) and inscriptions
Scripts: Chinese, Latin
Lettering:
飞天乐伎 笙
Flying Apsaras
Playing the Lusheng
Edge
Plain
Comments
The 2025 Samoa 20-cent coin set, "Flying Apsaras," features five coins dedicated to the Mogao Caves frescoes in Dunhuang, China. The Dunhuang Grottoes are an ancient Buddhist cave complex renowned for their frescoes, Buddha statues, and manuscripts dating back over 1,000 years. Flying Apsaras—mythical celestial dancers symbolizing harmony and beauty—occupy a prominent place in the frescoes.
The obverse of each coin depicts a section of the Dunhuang temple complex, including the nine-story and three-story pagodas—UNESCO World Heritage sites. To see the entire panorama of the complex, collect all the coins in the series together.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 3 000 | Proof | |||||||||||||
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