5 Sene 1974 [Samoa]

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5 Sene 1974 [Samoa]
  • Country: Samoa
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 2.8 g
  • Mintage: 1,736,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 5 sene
  • Currency unit: Sene
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget; reverse: George James Berry
  • Reference: KM# 14
  • Diameter: 19.4 mm
  • Reverse
    Left side features a two-line inscription '5 sene' - '5 CENE'. In the central part, a pineapple is depicted. Below the fruit on the left are the letters 'JB' - the mark of the English medallist George James Berry.
  • Obverse
    The central part features a left-facing profile of the Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II. Along the upper edge of the coin, from left to right, runs the text 'MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II SAMOA I SISIFO' (Malietoa Tanumafili II Western Samoa). Below the neck truncation are the medallist's initials: 'HP' - Thomas Humphrey Paget. At the bottom, the mint year '1974' is flanked by five-pointed stars.

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