½ Dollar - Elizabeth II Avalokitesvara
Features
| Issuer |
Samoa
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Samoa (Faletupe Tutotonu o Samoa) |
| Period |
Republic (2007-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2020 |
| Value | ½ Dollar ½ WST = USD 0.18 |
| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 155 g |
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Thickness | 10 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) (Concave curved) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 567305 |
Commemorative issue
Avalokitesvara
Obverse
Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing left, small Samoan coat of arms and denomination below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II SAMOA
IRB
FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA
HALF DOLLAR
Translation: God be the Foundation of Samoa
Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse
Classical image of bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (goddess of mercy) with halo, pouring out a bottle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: Avalokitesvara 2020
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2 020 | Piedfort, Antique finish | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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