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Coin - 1 Tala, Cook Bicentenary, Samoa, 1979
Reg. No: NU 30887
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- Summary:
- 1 Tala, Issued by Samoa, 1979
Commemorating the Bicentenary of the death of James Cook and featuring HMS Resolution
Mint not recorded
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 39 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 26.90 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | sailing vessels, pacific exploration, pacific colonialism, pacific islands, british commonwealth coins, pacific trade, british commonwealth and empire coins |
| Themes this item is part of: | Captain James Cook, Navigator & Explorer (1728-1779), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Western Samoa |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| DateEra: | 1979 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Tala |
| Obverse Description: | Arms of Samoa; around above, SAMOA I SISIFO; below, $1 |
| Reverse Description: | HMS Resolution under full sail to left; in field at left a head o James Cook facing right within a partial bead oval, below head, 1728 - 1779; around above BICENTENARY CAPTAIN JAMES COOK - 1779; in exergue a wave pattern and the date 1979; above exergue at left, HMS RESOLUTION |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper-Nickel |
| Issued By: | Samoa, 1979 |
| Person Commemorated: | Captain James Cook, Great Britain |
| References: | KM#32 |
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