Summary
1 Tala, Issued by Western Samoa, 1977
Commemorating Lindberg Flight, 1927
Mint not recorded
Obverse Description
Arms of Samoa; around above, SAMOA I SISIFO; below, $1
Reverse Description
Bust of Lindbergh wearing flight helmet and jacket facing 3/4 right with the ocean in the background; in field left, the Statue of Liberty; in field right, the Eiffel Tower with legend, Lindberg Flight / 1927, below; above, aircraft flying to right, in exergue, 1977
Edge Description
Milled
Significance
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Lindbergh flight from New York to Paris in 1927
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Max Stern & Co. Ltd
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Date Issued
1977 AD
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Issued By
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Person Commemorated
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Denomination
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Material
Copper-Nickel
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
39 mm (Outside Diameter), 26.8 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#26
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2009. 2009 Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901 - 2000.
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Keywords
Flights, British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins